Lamb Cupcakes

Prep Time:30 Mins | Total Time:1 Hr 25 Mins | Makes:24 cupcakes

This cupcake recipe is easy and fun for kids to help decorate, but they're almost too cute to eat!

Cupcakes and Frosting

1 box Betty Crocker* SuperMoist* Golden or Devil's Food cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1 tub Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe* or Whipped Vanilla Frosting

Red liquid or gel food colour

Decorations

24 red miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

48 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

24 small white gumdrops, cut in half vertically

2 cups (500 mL) miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise

Heat oven to 350ºF (325ºF for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Divide batter among muffin cups. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centres comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
In small bowl, tint 1/4 cup of the frosting with red food colour to make pink frosting; set aside. Frost cupcakes with white frosting. For muzzle, spread 1/2 teaspoon pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add red baking bit for nose. For eyes, add brown baking bits. For ears, add white gumdrop halves, cut sides down. Place marshmallow halves on face for wool.