Pull-Apart Turtle Cupcakes
Recipe from Betty Crocker

Why wait for a special occasion to make this cake? Gather the kids, a box of cake mix and a container of frosting, and you'll be in for some fun.


Pull-Apart Turtle Cupcakes

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Servings: 24 cupcakes (2 turtles)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs
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Ingredients
  • 1   box
    Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow or devil's food cake mix
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    Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
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  • 1   container
    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (1pound)
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    Green food color
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    Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (1 pound)
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    green candy-coated chocolate candies
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    brown miniature candy-coated chocolate candies, if desired
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    red string licorice
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    green licorice twist, cut in half
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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. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2.
In small bowl, mix vanilla frosting and green food color until desired shade. Place 1/4 cup green frosting and 1/4 cup chocolate frosting in separate small resealable plastic freezer bags; seal bags. Cut small tip from corner of each bag; set aside.
3.
On each of 2 large serving trays, arrange 12 cupcakes as shown in diagram. Frost shell of one turtle with chocolate frosting. Frost head and feet with green frosting. (Push cupcakes together slightly to frost entire turtle, not just individual cupcakes.) Pipe green frosting on chocolate shell to create turtle design. Add 2 candies for eyes; add pupils with chocolate frosting. Add nostrils with chocolate frosting or miniature chocolate candies. Add red string licorice for mouth (trimming to fit) and green licorice for tail.
4.
Frost remaining cupcakes with green frosting for shell and chocolate frosting for head and feet. Pipe chocolate frosting on green shell to create turtle design. Add 2 candies for eyes; add pupils with chocolate frosting. Add nostrils with green frosting or miniature chocolate candies. Add red string licorice for mouth (trimming to fit) and green licorice for tail. Store loosely covered.

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Nutrition information
Calories 270 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 2 1/2g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 240mg; Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 31g); Protein 1g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 4%. Exchanges: 0 Starch; 3 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 0 Medium-Fat Meat; 2 Fat. Carbohydrate Choices: 3. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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