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Sunshine Cupcakes Recipe

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Sunshine Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

20 20 40

Ingredients

1 package lemon cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
Yellow food coloring
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips, red shoestring licorice and candy corn

Directions

Prepare cake batter mix according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely.
In a small bowl, tint frosting yellow. Frost cupcakes. Press two chocolate chips into each cupcake for eyes. For mouths, cut licorice into 1-in. pieces; bent slightly to curve. Press one licorice piece into each cupcake. Add candy corn around edges of cupcakes. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Sunshine Cupcakes in Taste of Home's Cupcake of the Week Newsletter

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Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2012 by LibbiPeach

i made this as a fun side dessert for Thanksgiving. While cute and easy to make, the candy corn seemed to melt or break off ? not sure what happened. It was mostly the candy corns like in the picture, and i also had some of the "autumn" colored candy corns, they didn't do this for some reason. very strange. But the cupcakes were good and they were a fun dessert.

Reviewed on Jul. 31, 2012 by saralyn_06

Fun to make

Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2010 by candylandgirl

My kids and their friends loved these! They were actually easy enough that I let the kids make them themselves. Just adorable. Only thinkg is - not all kids like lemon cake, but you can substitute yellow cake mix.

Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2010 by mcbryde

so easy to make and kids and adults love them

Reviewed on Oct. 04, 2010 by meganpertzborn

Simple to make and fun to eat! These added just the right touch to my daughter's rainbow-themed birthday party!

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2010 by kcarskc

I have not made these yet but I think they are adorable. I also think you could put a chocolate kiss in the middle and call it a sunflower. Love it!