Ladybug Cupcake
Recipe from Ladies' Home Journal

Red frosting and chocolate chips make the ladybug pattern on top of these cupcakes. Use candy to finish off the bug's classic look.


Ladybug Cupcake

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Ingredients
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    Raspberry-Red Buttercream Frosting (see Recipe Center)
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    Classic Vanilla Cupcake (see Recipe Center)
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    Black string licorice
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    Jelly Belly Petite Sour Hearts
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Directions
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Frost cupcake. Cut licorice into 1 (1-inch) piece and place down center of cupcake. Press 3 chocolate chips, bottom side up, into frosting along each side of licorice. Cut licorice into 2 (3/4-inch) pieces and poke 1 into each sour heart, for antennae. Gently push antennae into cupcake.
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