Ingredients
- Sweetened flake coconut
- Chocolate frosting
- Green food coloring
- Jellybeans
- Vanilla frosting
- Licorice or caramel string
- 1 cupcake
Preparation
Step 1
1
Put a handful of coconut in a Ziploc bag and add a few drops of green food coloring. Seal the bag and massage and shake it to distribute the color evenly. In a small bowl, use a few drops of green coloring to dye some vanilla frosting a bright grassy green.
2
Peel the paper off the cupcake and frost the sides with chocolate frosting. Spread the green frosting over the top. (If you prefer a more perfect look, spoon the green frosting into a Ziploc bag and snip off one corner with scissors. Then squeeze the bag and pipe the green frosting in concentric circles on top.)
3
Spoon some of the green coconut on top, leaving a rim of green frosting showing around the edge. Put a handful of jellybeans on top of the coconut grass.
4
For the basket handle, cut three 10-inch lengths of licorice or caramel string. Have a helper hold three ends together while you braid them into a handle, or tuck three ends under a plate to hold them while you braid. Push the ends into either side of the cupcake. (For an easier handle, just use a plain piece of licorice curved over the cupcake basket.)