New Daily Recipe: April 8,2011

New Daily Recipe: April 8,2011
Recipe From: BrightIdeas.com
Recipe Name: Lily Pond Treats

Details :

Prep Time: 20 min.

Bake Time: 20-25 min.

Decoration Time: 20 min.

Difficulty: Easy

Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes

Ingredients :

1 box (18.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix

1 ½ cans (16 oz. each) vanilla frosting

1 tube (6 oz.) red decorating icing

Green food coloring

⅓ cup M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Milk Chocolate Candies

48 pieces M&M’S® Brand Peanut Chocolate Candies

2 (12-cup) cupcake pans

Spatula

24 paper cupcake liners

Resealable plastic bag

Directions:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the cupcake pans with the paper cupcake liners.

• 2. Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.

• 3. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.

• 4. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag; set aside. Tint the remaining frosting green.

• 5. Spread the cupcakes’ tops with the green frosting.

• 6. On each cupcake, place 2 green M&M’S® close together as eyes. Snip a small corner of the resealable plastic bag, and use the vanilla frosting to pipe dots on the green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies. Attach 2 brown M&M’S® Brand MINIS® Chocolate Candies as pupils. On the back, attach green M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies as warts, and then pipe a red mouth with the decorating icing.