Designer Cupcakes
Designer Cupcakes
Everyone can get involved—and get creative!
Prep time: 20 min.
Baking time: 18-20 min.
Decoration time: 10 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
  • 1 box MILKY WAY® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars, chopped
  • 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies
  • 1 bag 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars, chopped
  • 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1 box your favorite cake mix
  • 3 16-oz. cans vanilla frosting
  • Assorted food colorings
  • Small bowls or paper cups
  • Plastic knives or craft sticks
  • 2 12-cup muffin tins (if making your own cupcakes)
  • 24 paper cupcake liners (if making your own cupcakes)
What to do:
  1. If baking your own cupcakes, prepare the cupcakes according to the directions on the box. Cool completely.
  2. Divide the frosting between several bowls. Add food coloring to each bowl until you get the desired color. Set aside.
  3. Divide the M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies, M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies, 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars and MILKY WAY® Brand FUN SIZE® Bars into several bowls.
  4. Set up a "cupcake frosting station." Place the frosting bowls and candy bowls around a worktable, along with the cupcakes.
  5. Have each child or family member choose a cupcake and spread colored frosting on top. Encourage creativity and experimentation with color combinations!
  6. After the cupcakes are iced, have each child use the M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies to mark their initials on top of their cupcake, and decorate the tops with an assortment of their favorite Mars candies.
TIP: You can substitute each box of your favorite cake mix with 24 store-bought cupcakes.
Makes 24 cupcakes.