Turtle Cupcakes

Name: Turtle Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 84 brown candy-coated chocolates, such as M&Ms (for the shell); 84 green candy-coated chocolates, such as M&Ms (for the shell); 12 servings Black or brown food coloring gel; 12 green gumdrop fruit slices, halved horizontally and vertically (for the flippers); 6 smalls green gumdrops (for the tails); 12 green jelly beans (for the heads); 177 milliliters green sanding sugar; 532 milliliters vanilla buttercream; 12 vanilla cupcakes

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Turtle Cupcakes This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

Place the small green gumdrops on the work surface standing upright.

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Gum Drops

Cut each gumdrop in half by cutting straight down with a sharp knife.

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Gum Drops

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Knife

To assemble: Frost each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons buttercream.

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Cupcakes

Place the green sanding sugar in a small bowl. Invert each cupcake into the sugar and press gently to adhere.

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Sanding Sugar

Cupcakes

Sugar

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Stick a green jelly bean straight into the frosting for the head. Using a #2 round piping tip, pipe on 2 buttercream eyes. Then dip a toothpick into the black or brown food coloring gel and create the pupils for the eyes. Push the flippers into the edges of the cupcake frosting. Attach a half gumdrop tail between the back legs. Pipe a little frosting onto 7 green and 7 brown candies before gently pressing them into the frosting on the "back" of each turtle to make the shell. Repeat steps for all cupcakes.

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Decorating Gel