Encourage party guests to dig in and grab one of the delectable cupcakes making up this beautiful butterfly!
Pull-Apart Butterfly Cupcakes
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 40 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Frosting and Decorations
- Betty Crocker™ red gel food color
- Betty Crocker™ yellow gel food color
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 2/3 cup from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- Betty Crocker™ candy sprinkles and decors
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2Stir 5 drops red food color and 5 drops yellow food color into vanilla frosting to make orange frosting; set aside.
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Step3On large serving tray or cookie sheet covered with foil, arrange 24 cupcakes as shown in diagram. Frost center body of butterfly and antennae with chocolate frosting. (Push cupcakes together slightly to frost entire body and antennae, not just individual cupcakes.) Frost remaining cupcakes with orange frosting for wings. (Push cupcakes together slightly to frost entire wings, not just individual cupcakes.) Pipe chocolate frosting outline on wings, if desired. Decorate butterfly with candies and sugar. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition
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