Page 110 - Betty Crocker - Halloween Cookbook

Awesome Alien Cupcakes

PREP TIME: 55 Minutes • START TO FINISH: 1 Hour 55 Minutes • 24 servings (1 cupcake)

Cake 1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper
1 box devil’s food cake mix baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
with pudding in the mix
2. Bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil
Water, vegetable oil and and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool
eggs called for on cake completely, about 30 minutes.
mix box
3. Meanwhile, line 2 cookie sheets with waxed paper. In large bowl,
Frosting and Decorations place cereal. In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add
6 cups Kix cereal marshmallows; stir until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir
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3 tablespoons butter in orange food color. Pour marshmallow mixture over cereal in bowl,
stirring until well coated.
4 cups miniature
marshmallows 4. For feet, place 2 gummy candies on cookie sheet. Spray inside of
¼ teaspoon orange neon gel ¼-cup measuring cup with cooking spray. For body, fill measuring cup
or paste food color (from with warm cereal mixture; place over feet, releasing cereal mixture
2.7-oz tube) and covering back half of feet. Repeat with remaining gummy candies
48 gummy peach ring candies and cereal mixture to make 24 aliens. Use 2 candy-coated chocolate
candies for eyes and black decorating gel to make centers of eyes.
48 candy-coated chocolate
candies Insert 2 pretzels for antennae.
Black decorating gel 5. Stir green food color into frosting container; frost cupcakes with
48 thin pretzel sticks frosting. Place 1 alien on top of each cupcake; press gently to secure.
(2¼ inch) Store uncovered at room temperature.
20 drops green food color 1 Serving: Calories 330; Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 3g); Sodium 250mg; Total Carbohydrate
1 container (12 oz) fluffy 59g (Dietary Fiber 1g); Protein 2g Exchanges: 1½ Starch, 2½ Other Carbohydrate, 1½ Fat
Carbohydrate Choices: 4
white whipped ready-to-
spread frosting

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