• Bright Ideas
• on 09/17/2008

"These friendly frog treats make a perfect summer dessert."

lily pond treats

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• Prep Time: 20 min.
• Bake Time: 20-25 min.
• Decoration Time: 20 min.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes.

• 1 box (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix
• 1 ½ cans (16 oz. each) vanilla frosting
• 1 tube (6 oz.) red decorating icing
• Green food coloring
• ⅓ cup M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies
• 48 pieces M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies
• 2 (12-cup) cupcake pans
• Spatula
• 24 paper cupcake liners
• Resealable plastic bag

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the cupcake pans with the paper cupcake liners.
• 2. Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
• 3. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• 4. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag; set aside. Tint the remaining frosting green.
• 5. Spread the cupcakes’ tops with the green frosting.
• 6. On each cupcake, place 2 green M&M’S® close together as eyes. Snip a small corner of the resealable plastic bag, and use the vanilla frosting to pipe dots on the green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies. Attach 2 brown M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Chocolate Candies as pupils. On the back, attach green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies as warts, and then pipe a red mouth with the decorating icing.

• Calories per serving 259
• Total Fat 13 g
• Saturated Fat 3 g
• Trans Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 28 mg
• Sodium 228 mg
• Carbohydrates 34 g
• Dietary Fiber 1 g
• Sugars 25 g
• Protein 3 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV