Pull-Apart Turtle Cupcakes
Pull-Apart Turtle Cupcakes
Prep Time: 30 Mins
Yields: 24 cupcakes (2 turtles)
Ingredients:
1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® Yellow Cake Mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy® Vanilla Frosting
Betty Crocker® Green Food Color
1 container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy® Chocolate Frosting
1 can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Easy Flow Green Decorating Icing
4 candy-coated chocolate candies
2 pieces red string licorice
1 can (6.4 oz) Betty Crocker® Easy Flow Black Decorating Icing
Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
3. Bake 17 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4. Tint vanilla frosting with green food color. Reserve 1/2 cup green frosting and 1/2 cup chocolate frosting.
5. On each of 2 large serving trays, arrange 12 cupcakes as shown in photo. Frost shell of one turtle with remaining chocolate frosting. Frost head and feet with reserved 1/2 cup green frosting. (Push cupcakes together slightly to frost entire turtle, not just individual cupcakes.) Pipe canned green icing on chocolate shell to create turtle design. Add 2 candies for eyes, a piece of red string licorice for mouth and a piece of green peelable string licorice for tail.
6. Frost remaining cupcakes using remaining green frosting for the shell and reserved chocolate frosting for head and feet. Pipe canned black icing on green shell to create turtle design. Add 2 candies for eyes, a piece of red string licorice for mouth and a piece of green peelable string licorice for tail. Store loosely covered at room temperature.