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gobbled-up cupcakes

submitted by: Bright Ideas
  • Prep Time: 10 min.
  • Bake Time: 20 min.
  • Decoration Time: 25 min.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes.

ingredients

  • 1 box (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix
  • 36 pieces STARBURST® Fruit Chews
  • 3 cups prepared chocolate frosting
  • 24 thin chocolate wafers
  • 24 pieces thin pretzel sticks
  • 24 TWIX® Brand Miniatures
  • ¼ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Mini Baking Bits
  • Fall-colored paper cupcake liners
  • Small rolling pin
  • Scissors
  • Resealable plastic bag

directions

  • 1. Prepare cake batter according to instructions on box. Divide batter evenly into paper-lined cupcake cups.
  • 2. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 18-20 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
  • 3. Meanwhile, soften STARBURST® Fruit Chews (about 6 at a time) in the microwave for 2 to 3 seconds. Flatten them with a rolling pin and immediately cut into feathers using scissors. Use any red STARBURST® Fruit Chews scraps to make the waddle.
  • 4. Frost the top of each cupcake. Using the scissors, snip a corner off of the resealable plastic bag and spoon 1 cup of chocolate frosting into the bag. For the tail: Pipe a line of frosting across the chocolate wafers and arrange three feathers on each one. Press pretzel stick to support wafer and press it into the cupcake. For the head: Pipe 4 dots on the short end of a TWIX® Cookie Bars candy to stick on the M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies eyes, nose and STARBURST® Fruit Chews waddle.

nutrition facts

  • Calories per serving 358
  • Total Fat 16 g
  • Saturated Fat 5 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Cholesterol 20 mg
  • Sodium 272 mg
  • Carbohydrates 52 g
  • Dietary Fiber 1 g
  • Sugars 37 g
  • Protein 3 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV