Mr Sun Cup Cakes
From pollymotzko 15 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 24
These absolutely adorable cupcakes caught my eye on the Betty Crocker website! I want to make them but I'm going to make them with Lemon Frosting making them even easier and more tasty in my opinion than the original! Read more These are fun to make with family, friends and of course kids! As I put in the recipe description, they're "kid-friendly" and adults love em' too! See less
Ingredients
- Adapted from original by Betty Crocker by Paulette Le Pore Motzko at: PollyLePore@gmail.com on March 23rd, 2009 shopping list
- 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® lemon cake mix shopping list
- water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box shopping list
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- frosting and Decorations shopping list
- 1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker Lemon frosting shopping list
- 48 large yellow, orange and/or red gumdrops shopping list
- Betty Crocker® black decorating icing (from 4.25-oz tube) shopping list
- Betty Crocker® red decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube) shopping list
- powdered sugar shopping list
How to make it
- 1.Heat oven to 350°F (or 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 eggs. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks.
- Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- 2. Frost cupcakes.
- 3.Lightly sprinkle powdered sugar on work surface and rolling pin. Roll 4 gumdrops at a time into flat ovals about 1/8 inch thick. Cut thin sliver off top and bottom of each oval to make rectangles. Cut each rectangle in half crosswise to make 2 squares; cut each square diagonally in half to make 2 triangles.
- 4.Arrange 8 gumdrop triangles around edge of each cupcake for sun rays. Using small writing tip on black icing tube, pipe sunglasses on each cupcake. Using red gel, pipe smiling mouth on each cupcake. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Store covered in refrigerator.
- High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions for cupcakes on cake mix box.
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- Do-Ahead
- Roll and cut sun rays ahead of time so kids can easily assemble the cupcakes.
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- Note: The ones that are pictured here are not mine, but I plan on making these soon really soon!
- Happy Baking from Paulette's kitchen in Southern CA to yours!
- If you make them let me know how you like em!
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
Too cute for words, polly! ^5
Lorraine
lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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love the sun cupcakes so adorable will give to my daughter to try. high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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