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Share the Love Cupcakes
Make sweet versions of classmates or family, then bring them to a party!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 20 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Valentine’s Day
- 1 bag STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day
- 1 bag Conversation Hearts
- 2 12-oz. cans whipped vanilla frosting
- Food coloring
- 1 18-oz. box your favorite cake mix
- 2 12-cup muffin tins
- 24 paper cupcake liners
- 1 tube of red decorative frosting, with plain tip
- 1 resealable plastic bags
What to do:
- Line the muffin tins with paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the package. Chop one bag of SNICKERS® Brand Miniatures for Valentine's Day and fold into the batter before spooning it into the muffin cups. Bake according to the directions on the package.
- Let the cupcakes cool to room temperature.
- Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag, and set aside.
- Stir in two or three drops of food coloring to the remaining vanilla frosting, just enough to tint it. Spread the cupcakes with a layer of tinted frosting.
- To Make the Hair: Soften STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews between your fingers, flattening them slightly. Snip the softened candies 3/4 of the way through, making sure the "hairs" are still attached. Place at the cupcakes' tops. (Hair can also be made from the orange or yellow icing instead of the STARBURST® Brand Fruit Chews.)
- For Eyes: Dab frosting to the back of M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day and press them onto the face of each cupcake. (SKITTLES® Brand Bite Size Candies can also be used for the eyes.)
- For Ears and Noses: Press M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day into the cupcakes' tops. For smiles: Pipe lines of red decorative frosting. (M&M'S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day can also be used for the ears and noses.)
- For Braces: Add lines of M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine's Day.
- For Dimples: Attach Conversation Hearts to the cupcakes' "cheeks"!
