Place cupcake liners in 2 cupcake pans, for a total of 24 cupcakes
Using aluminum foil, tear off a small section and roll it into a cylinder - approximately ½ in diameter.
Place it at the top, in between the cupcake liner and the pan. (It may pop out of place until batter is in the cup.)
Prepare and bake cupcakes according to box directions.
1 box white cake mix
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
Mix red food coloring into frosting until desired color is reached.
1 container white frosting, red food coloring
Frost each cupcake.
Place a pretzel stick half into the top (front) of the apple cupcake to create the stem.
24 pretzel sticks
Cut the gummy candy in half and place a leaf next to the stem.
green gummy candy