Cupcake Decorating

Give each party guest a cupcake frosted with his favorite flavor and color. Make available all kinds of edible adornments like jelly beans, mini-marshmallows, gum drops, and taffy, and then watch the kids go to town decorating their party treats!

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Ingredients

• Vanilla frosting
• Assorted food coloring
• Basic Vanilla Cupcakes
• Colored sugar
• Sprinkles
• Mini marshmallows
• Assorted colored taffy
• Assorted colored jelly beans
• Assorted gum drops
• Assorted favorite small candies

Directions

1. Step 1

   Spoon the frosting into several small bowls.

2. Step 2

   Tint to desired colors by mixing in a few drops of food coloring.

3. Step 3

   Spread the frosting on top of the cupcakes with an offset spatula or a plastic knife.

4. Step 4

   To make your own creative designs, spoon some of the tinted frosting into a resealable bag. Snip a small corner from the bag and pipe fun designs on top of the cupcakes.

5. Step 5

   Decorate the cupcakes using the different colored frostings you've made.

6. Step 6

   Once the cupcakes have been frosted, your child can decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles, marshmallows, and other assorted candies.

7. Step 7

   To make fun, arty designs, roll out the colored taffy and gum drops to flatten. Cut out creative shapes such as hearts, stars, and flowers, and decorate the cupcakes. To make Blue's paw print (shown in picture above), flatten out the blue jelly beans and taffy.

Nurtition Facts

• Calories: 260
• Total Fat: 10g
• Saturated Fat: 5g
• Trans Fat: 0g
• Cholesterol: 30mg
• Sodium: 200mg
• Total Carbs: 41g
• Fiber: 1g
• Sugar: 35g
• Protein: 2g