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Friendly Flyers
These miniature-sized munchies may be small in stature, but they’ll be a big hit with everyone!
Prep time: 12 min.
Baking time: 15 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Minis for Easter
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Peanut or Almond Chocolate Candies for Easter
- 1 bag DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Eggs
- 1 18.25-oz. box yellow cake mix
- 1 16-oz. can vanilla frosting
- Green and yellow food coloring
- Black licorice laces
- 1 tube brown decorating frosting
- 1 tube red decorating frosting
- 3 12-cup mini cupcake pans
- 36 mini paper cupcake liners
- Resealable plastic bag
- Spatula
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 3 (12 cup) mini cupcake pans with paper liners.
- Roughly chop 2 cups SNICKERS® Brand Minis for Easter. Prepare cake mix according to package directions and fold chopped candy bars into the batter.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared cupcake pans. Bake approximately 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven, transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.
- Meanwhile, spoon 1/4 cup white frosting into resealable bag. Tint 1/4 cup vanilla frosting yellow and spoon into resealable bag. Tint remaining frosting green and use to cover cupcakes.
- Use photograph as decorating guide for cupcakes:
For the Butterflies: Arrange four M&M’S® Brand Peanut or Almond Chocolate Candies for Easter, as photo shows. Pipe white frosting body in center and use licorice for antennae.
Bees: Place 1 DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Egg in center for body with 4 M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter for wings. Pipe zigzag line with yellow frosting over DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Egg and use licorice for antennae.
Makes 30 Flyers.
