Color Wheel Cupcakes
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
Bake the cupcakes before the party begins. When it's time for dessert, bring out the birthday cupcakes, frosting, the colored sugars, and candies, and let the kids do the decorating.

Servings:
24 cupcakes
Prep Time:
45 mins
Total Time:
1 hr 33 mins
Ingredients
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1 2-layer-size packagered velvet, chocolate, white, or yellow cake mixsee savings

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1 16-ounce canwhite frostingsee savings

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Red-, orange-, yellow-, green-, and blue-color sugars and decorative candiessee savings

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Red-, orange-, yellow-, green-, and blue-color candy-coated milk chocolate piecessee savings

Directions
1.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes, using paper bake cups. Bake according to package directions; cool.
2.
Spread frosting on cupcakes. Allow guests to decorate cupcakes colored sugar and candies. Makes 24 cupcakes.
Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 205, Total Fat 8 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 18 mg, Sodium 177 mg, Carbohydrate 30 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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