BABY CHICK CUPCAKES

Baby Chick Cupcakes image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 recipe Golden Yellow Cake or Favorite Chocolate Cupcakes
Double batch Buttercream Frosting, tinted yellow (see below)
1 pkg. (14 oz.) shredded coconut
Yellow food coloring
mini candy-coated chocolates; assorted colors
24 orange jelly beans or gumdrops
1 C&® Powdered Sugar (1 lb.) box
1/2 cup butter, softened(1 stick)
3 to 4 tablespoonstablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Yellow food coloring
Note: Baby Chick Cupcakes will require you to double this recipe.

Steps:

Before decorating cupcakes, make sure they have completely cooled; remove from muffin tins. Place coconut in a large resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add 2-3 drops yellow food coloring; seal bag and shake to color coconut; set aside. Using a butter knife, or icing knife, spread yellow buttercream frosting onto cupcakes. Roll tops of cupcakes in coconut to cover. For eyes, add two brown mini candy-coated chocolate pieces in center of cupcakes. For beaks, use orange jellybeans or small gumdrops, and flatten with a rolling pin. With a paring knife, trim flattened gum drops into triangles to resemble beaks; place on cupcakes. Add additional yellow coconut to form a Mohawk to the head of the baby chick, after adding eyes and beak.
In a large bowl with electric mixer at low speed, combine sugar, butter, milk and vanilla. Beat at medium speed 1 to 2 minutes until creamy. Add 2-3 drops food coloring continue mixing until well combined. If desired, add more milk until frosting is spreading consistency.