Description
Teddy-at-the-Beach Cupcakes are a fun summer dessert made with cake mix, blue frosting, and playful candy decorations that kids can help assemble.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- eggs, oil, and water (as directed)
- 1 cup vanilla frosting
- 2 drops blue food coloring
- 1 fruit snack roll
- 1/2 cup crushed graham snacks or brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon blue sugar
- 12 teddy graham snacks
- 6 gummy ring candies
- 6 fish-shaped crackers
- 6 small drink umbrellas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line muffin cups with paper liners
- Prepare cake batter according to package directions
- Fill cups two-thirds full and bake until set
- Cool cupcakes for 10 minutes in pan, then transfer to rack
- Let cupcakes cool completely for about 30 minutes
- Mix blue food coloring into frosting until evenly colored
- Spread frosting over each cupcake evenly
- Sprinkle crushed graham snacks on one side for sand effect
- Cut fruit snack roll into strips and place on frosting
- Add teddy grahams, gummy rings, and decorations on top
- Finish with umbrellas and serve
Notes
- Do not frost warm cupcakes to avoid melting
- Use a light hand when placing decorations
- Freeze extra cupcakes for later use
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 25
