Beehive Cupcakes
So bee-utiful, they’ll start a buzz anywhere you serve them!
Prep time: 20 min.
Baking time: 21-25 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Challenging
What you'll need:
- 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Easter
- 1 bag STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds
- 2 16-oz. cans vanilla frosting
- 1 tube chocolate decorative frosting, with plain tip
- 1 18-oz. box your favorite cake mix
- Yellow food coloring
- Resealable plastic bag
- 24 paper cupcake liners classic
- 2 12-cup muffin tins
- 3 pieces construction paper, in bright, spring colors (orange, pink, green, etc.)
- Serving tray, optional
- Printable template
What to do:
- Unwrap all the SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Easter. Separate 24 whole SNICKERS® Brand Miniature pieces. Chop the remaining pieces and set aside.
- Line the 2 muffin tins with the paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix, fold in the chopped SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Easter, and bake according to the package directions.
- Let the cupcakes cool to room temperature.
- In the meantime, tint the frosting with yellow food coloring to the desired shade. Dab a teaspoon of frosting on the bottom of each remaining SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Easter piece, and place one on top of each cupcake.
- Frost the top of the cupcake to cover both the cupcake and candy. This will help support the frosting beehive.
- Spoon the remaining frosting into a resealable plastic bag. Using scissors, snip a small corner of the bag. Pipe the frosting in a spiral fashion, starting at the bottom of the hive and working your way up to the top.
- Separate the orange STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans from the rest of the package. Place them randomly around the hive, and gently squeeze the chocolate frosting in a zigzag pattern on top of them.
- For the bee’s wings: Place an almond slice on both sides of each orange STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans piece.
- To serve, use the printable template to create flower cut-outs from the construction paper. Place the flowers on a table or serving tray, put a hive on each flower, and sprinkle with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter.

