Chick Cupcakes

Name: Chick Cupcakes
Ingredients: 1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting; McCormick(R) Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye; cups flaked coconut; 12 unfrosted cupcakes; 12 plain donut holes; 12 pieces candy corn or 6 orange jelly beans, halved lengthwise; Miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

7 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
McCormick(R) Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye
cups flaked coconut
12 unfrosted cupcakes
12 plain donut holes
12 pieces candy corn or 6 orange jelly beans, halved lengthwise
Miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions

1

Tint frosting yellow, using 18 drops yellow food color. Place coconut in resealable plastic bag. Add 12 drops yellow food color to coconut in bag; shake until coconut is evenly tinted.
2

Spread top of each cupcake with tinted frosting. Press opposite sides of each cupcake into tinted coconut. Spread donut holes with remaining frosting. Press a donut hole into top of each cupcake to form the chick's head.
3

Press coconut on top of the head for feathers. Insert a candy corn or jelly bean half into the face for the beak. Use the chocolate chips for the eyes.
4

Tips
5

Test Kitchen Tip: For ease in frosting donut holes, first insert small wooden skewer into donut. Use skewer as a handle when frosting donut. Invert frosted donut onto cupcake then remove skewer.