Graduation Cap Cupcakes

Name: Graduation Cap Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 25
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 chewy fruit snack rolls, any color; 12 graham crackers, broken crosswise in half (24 squares); 24 jelly beans; 1 env. KOOL-AID Orange Flavor Unsweetened Drink Mix; 158 milliliters (1/2 of 7-oz. tub) BAKERS Dark Semi-Sweet Dipping Chocolate, melted; 473 milliliters thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping; 1 package (2-layer size) yellow cake mix

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Graduation Cap Cupcakes a try. This recipe serves 25. One serving contains 169 calories, 2g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chewy fruit snack rolls, cool whip whipped topping, jelly beans, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F.

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Oven

Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Blend in dry drink mix; spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.

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Drink

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Muffin Liners

Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean; cool completely. Meanwhile, spread 1 tsp. melted chocolate onto each graham square to completely cover top of graham; place in single layer on baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm.

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Chocolate

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Toothpicks

Oven

Remove liners from cupcakes; place cupcakes upside-down on plate. Use wooden spoon handle to poke deep hole in center of each cupcake, being careful to not poke through to bottom of cupcake. Spoon COOL WHIP into resealable plastic bag.

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Cupcakes

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Wooden Spoon

Ziploc Bags

Cut small piece off one bottom corner of bag; use to pipe COOL WHIP into holes and onto tops of cupcakes, reserving small amount of COOL WHIP for later use. Top cupcakes with grahams, chocolate sides up, to resemble graduation caps.

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Chocolate

Cupcakes

Use fruit rolls to make tassels for caps. (See tip.)

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Fruit