EASTER BASKET CUPCAKES

Easter Basket Cupcakes image

Provided by Brandy Bender

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 box box betty crocker supermoist natural vanilla or white cake mix
water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
1 container betty crocker whipped fluffy white frosting
1 pkg shredded coconut
1 pkg jelly beans, assorted colors
1 pkg twizzler pull n peel
food coloring, your choice (for the color of the frosting and coconut)

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Make, bake and cool cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
2. Mix the coconut with any food coloring in a bowl, drip a few drops of another food coloring into the frosting and mix well. Pull the twizzlers apart and cut into about 2 to 3 inches long.
3. Spread frosting onto the cupcakes, sprinkle the shredded coconut (grass) on top of the frosting, add 3 jelly beans (eggs) in the center of the cupcakes, and add the twizzler (basket handle) to the cupcake, pushing the licorice into the cupcake, about 1/2 a inch for support.