Blue Cupcakes

By Hester

Ingredients

• 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
• Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• Frosting and Decorations
• 1 container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
• Betty Crocker® blue gel food color
• 1/4 cup Betty Crocker® blue candy sprinkles
• 2 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark), chopped

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, adding almond extract with the water.

2 Meanwhile, on sheet of paper, draw five-pointed star (about 2 inches wide) to use as pattern.

3 In small bowl, place half of frosting. Dip toothpick into paste food color; stir food color into frosting in bowl until color is evenly distributed and desired shade. Frost 12 cupcakes with blue frosting. Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with white frosting; sprinkle blue candy sprinkles over white cupcakes.

4 In small microwavable bowl, place candy coating. Microwave uncovered on High 30 seconds; stir until melted and smooth. If necessary, microwave 10 seconds longer. Place in heavy-duty food storage plastic bag; seal bag and cut tiny hole in one bottom corner of bag.

5 Place paper star pattern under large sheet of waxed paper. Squeezing bag of candy coating, trace the star on waxed paper; move pattern under waxed paper to make 12 stars. Let stars cool until set, about 5 minutes. Remove stars from waxed paper; insert 1 star in each of 12 cupcakes. Store loosely covered.