Ladybug Cake and Cupcakes

Ladybug Cake and Cupcakes
The recipe Ladybug Cake and Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in around 4 hours. This recipe makes 18 servings with 486 calories, 3g of protein, and 11g of fat each. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not A mixture of candy-coated chocolate candies, brown candy-coated chocolate candies, cake mix, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy.

Instructions

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Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.
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Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Make cake mixes as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Divide half of the batter between cake pans. Divide remaining batter evenly among muffin cups, filling about two-thirds full.
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Bake as directed on box for 8-inch rounds and cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Reserve 5 cupcakes; save remaining cupcakes for later use. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 minutes to 1 hour or until firm.
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On serving plate or foil-covered tray, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down.
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Remove paper liners from 3 of the reserved cupcakes; position cupcakes against front of cake, slightly angled, for ladybug’s head.
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Spread thin layer of chocolate frosting over bottom cake layer and cupcakes to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour.
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In another medium bowl, mix vanilla frosting and red food color.
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Spread second cake layer with red frosting.
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Cut second layer in half crosswise; frost rounded top and cut sides. Refrigerate or freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour. Frost bottom cake layer and 3 cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Position red cake halves, rounded side up and slightly angled, on bottom layer to look like ladybug’s wings.
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Place peppermint patties on red cake for spots.
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Cut marshmallow crosswise in half; push 1 blue candy into each. Attach marshmallows to ladybug’s head for eyes. Insert licorice twist pieces for antennae.
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For baby ladybugs, cut off and reserve rounded tops of remaining 2 cupcakes.
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Spread flat cupcake tops with chocolate frosting.
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Spread cutoff tops with red frosting; cut each crosswise in half. Position red halves, rounded side up and slightly angled, on cupcakes to look like wings.
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Add brown candies to wings for spots. Flatten gumdrops; attach 1 gumdrop to front of each cupcake for head. Use frosting to attach blue miniature candies for eyes. Insert string licorice for antennae.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In4 hrs
Servings18
Health Score1
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