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Ladybug Cupcakes
Bring these sweet treats to a party and watch them fly away—yum!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 25 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
- 2 bags chocolate malted milk balls
- 1 box favorite cake mix
- 1 cup dark chocolate frosting
- 1 container vanilla frosting
- Red food coloring
- 12 black licorice laces, cut into 48 pieces
- 2 cupcake pans
- Paper cupcake liners
What to do:
- Prepare the cake mix according to the directions on the package.
- Line the cupcake pans with the paper liners. Fill each cup with 2/3 cup of batter.
- Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes, according to the directions on the package. Remove from oven.
- While waiting for the cupcakes to completely cool, tint the vanilla frosting with the red food coloring.
Once cooled, frost the tops of the cupcakes as follows:
Spread the tops of the cupcakes with the red frosting.
Spoon the dark chocolate frosting into a resealable bag. Snip a small corner from the bag. Pipe a line of dark chocolate frosting down the center of each cupcake.
Pipe an oval of the dark chocolate frosting at one end of the line, and decorate with the red M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for eyes and the licorice for antennae.
Dot the red portion with chocolate malted milk balls for the ladybugs' spots.
Makes 24 ladybugs.
