BACK-TO-SCHOOL CUPCAKES

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There's no better way to ring in the school year than with this adorable school bus. The cake-like formation is an impressive presentation, while the individual cupcakes make for easy serving-perfect for classroom treats! -Taste of Home Food Styling Team

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h

Yield 22 cupcakes.

Number Of Ingredients 6

22 cupcakes of your choice
2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting
Yellow, black and red paste food coloring
Chocolate wafers, miniature cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies and vanilla wafers
Other paste food coloring of your choice
Coarse sugar

Steps:

  • On a covered cake board, place a row of five cupcakes for top of bus. Arrange six cupcakes each in the second and third rows. Follow with a row of five cupcakes., Tint 2-1/2 cups vanilla frosting yellow; carefully spread over cupcakes. Spread vanilla frosting over cupcakes as desired for windows. Place a chocolate wafer on each tire; attach a miniature sandwich cookie hubcap with frosting., Tint a small amount of vanilla frosting black and a small amount red; set aside. Pipe outlines and desired details onto bus with black frosting., Place a vanilla wafer in each window. Tint remaining frosting as desired. Pipe faces on vanilla wafers; pipe hair, hats and shirts as desired., Spread red frosting onto cupcakes for stop sign and taillights. Fill in headlights with coarse sugar.

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