Graduation Cupcakes

Name: Graduation Cupcakes
Prep time: 9 h 45 min
Cook time: 9 h 45 min
Total time: 9 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 19 grams Betty Crocker® decorating gels (from tube) in any color; 2 containers Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting; 2 rolls Fruit by the Foot® chewy fruit snack (from 4.5-oz box), any flavor; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® cake mix, any flavor

Graduation Cupcakes requires about 9 hours and 45 minutes from start to finish. This dessert has 102 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. A mixture of decorating gels in any color, whipped fluffy frosting, rolls fruit by the chewy fruit snack, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet.

Instructions

Cut fruit snack rolls into 12-inch pieces.

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Fruit

Roll

Cut each piece lengthwise into 4 strips, using knife and straightedge.

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Knife

Roll each strip in a spiral around handle of wooden spoon. Store at room temperature at least 8 hours to set curl.

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Roll

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Wooden Spoon

Bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Cake Mix

Cupcakes

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Oven

Tint half of frosting with food color. Frost cupcakes with frosting. Write "Congratulations" or "Congrats" and the graduate's name on cupcakes with decorating gel. Decorate other cupcakes with candy sprinkles and colored sugar. Unwrap fruit snack streamers from spoon handles. Reshape into desired curl; place on cupcakes.

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Food Color

Decorating Sugar

Sprinkles

Cupcakes

Frosting

Candy

Fruit

Cut additional fruit snack into small pieces and flower petal shapes; arrange on some of the cupcakes.

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Cupcakes

Fruit

Top some of the cupcakes with candy graduation caps. To make, place small amount of frosting on bottom of peanut butter cup. Press graham cracker onto peanut butter cup. To make tassel, tightly roll up small square of chewy fruit snack; cut fringe in one end and press other end to center of graham cracker.

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Graham Crackers