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Apple-Shaped Cupcakes

Prep Time25 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 servings
Calories: 163kcal
Author: Alicia

Ingredients

  • 1 box white cake mix plus required oil and eggs
  • 1 container white frosting or make your own vanilla frosting
  • green gummy candy we used Jolly Rancher Sour Bite gumiies
  • 24 pretzel sticks broken in half
  • red food coloring
  • aluminum foil

Instructions

  • 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

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 163kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 0.5mg