CATERPILLAR CUPCAKES

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Kids will love these fuzzy, green Caterpillar Cupcakes from My Food and Family. Try making our Caterpillar Cupcakes recipe which includes two crawling rows of cupcakes coated with tinted coconut, decorated to resemble whimsical caterpillars.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Recipes

Time 15m

Yield Makes 2 caterpillar cakes (12 cupcakes each) or 24 servings, 1 cupcake each.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

3 cups BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut
green food coloring
24 baked cupcakes, cooled
1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
1 pkg. (1 lb. 4 oz.) vanilla creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, finely crushed
1/2 cup candy-coated licorice pieces
1/2 cup candy-coated chocolate pieces

Steps:

Tint coconut with food coloring. Remove paper from cupcakes; frost tops and sides of cupcakes with whipped topping. Sprinkle coconut evenly over whipped topping; press gently into whipped topping to secure.
Spread cookie crumbs evenly onto 2 large serving platters to resemble dirt. Arrange 12 cupcakes on each platter to resemble caterpillar.
Decorate cupcakes with remaining ingredients as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Fat 13 g, SaturatedFat 7 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 340 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 3 g