Flower Cupcakes
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Celebrate a birthday with easy-to-make cupcakes. A simple snip of a marshmallow makes the decoration.


Flower Cupcakes

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Servings: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

 
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Ingredients
  • 1  box
    Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
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    Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box
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  • 1  container
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla or creamy white frosting (1 pound)
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  • 30  large
    marshmallows
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    Betty Crocker® colored sugar
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    Birthday candles, if desired
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Directions
1.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
2.
Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil and egg whites. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
3.
Frost cupcakes with frosting.
4.
Using kitchen scissors, cut each marshmallow crosswise into 4 slices. Sprinkle slices with colored sugar. Arrange 5 slices on each cupcakes in flower shape. Place candle in center of each flower.

Nutrition information
Per serving: Calories 190 (Calories from Fat 70); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 0mg; Sodium 190mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 20g); Protein 1g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 2%; Iron 2%. Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 0 Medium-Fat Meat; 1 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 2. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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