All-Aboard Cupcakes
These cupcakes are decorated and lined up to look like a train. Serve them for dessert at a child's birthday party.
Ingredients
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3/4 cup Vanilla Buttercream Frosting (see Recipe Center)
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3 standard Rich Chocolate Cupcakes (see Recipe Center)
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Red string licorice
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1 tube (4.25 oz.) white Decorating Icing fitted with #5 plain tip
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6 (8-stud) candy bricks
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3 (4-stud) candy bricks
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4 (2-stud) candy bricks
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12 regular red M&M candies
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Black string licorice
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1 red Mini M&M candy
Directions
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Frost cupcakes. Cut red licorice into 6 (2-inch) pieces and lay 2 across top of each cupcake, for tracks. Cut red licorice into 6 (1-inch) pieces and lay 2 inside each set of tracks, perpendicular to first set.
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Squeeze icing on bottom of 1 (8-stud) brick and stack on another, for train. Repeat with remaining 4 (8-stud) bricks to make a total of 3 train cars. Squeeze icing on bottom of 1 (4-stud) brick and stack on first car, for engine car. Squeeze icing on bottoms of 4 (2-stud) bricks and stack, side by side, on second car. Repeat with remaining 2 (4-stud) bricks, stacking on last car.
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Squeeze icing onto one side of each regular M&M and attach 2 to each side of each train car, creating 4 wheels per car. Place 1 train on each set of tracks. Cut black licorice into 1 (1-inch) piece. Squeeze icing on one side of Mini M&M and attach to black licorice, for stop light. Push stop light into engine-car cupcake in front of car. Makes 1 train with 3 cars.
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