Frog Cupcakes

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1 cupcake = 8 Points Plus

  • 24

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
  • 2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy creamy white frosting
  • Green paste or gel food color
  • 48 miniature vanilla wafer cookies
  • 48 red cinnamon candies
  • Betty Crocker® red decorating icing (from 4.25-oz tube)
  • Large red gumdrops
  • If your kids don’t like the cinnamon taste of the red candies, use the red colored mini candy-coated chocolate baking bits from a 12-ounce bag.
  • For a touch of whimsy, cut small pieces of black gumdrops and place one on each “tongue” to resemble a fly.

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Reserve 2 tablespoons frosting. Tint remaining frosting with food color to make green; frost cupcakes.

For eyes, place 2 cookies near top edge of each cupcake, inserting on end so they stand up. Attach 1 cinnamon candy to each cookie with reserved white frosting. Add dots of white frosting for nostrils.

For mouth, pipe on red icing. Slice gumdrops; add slice to each cupcake for tongue.