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So is it better to find a whole worm or a half of a worm in your cupcake?

apple cupcakes My grandchildren LOVE to help out in the kitchen.  They are especially “adept” as bakers and enjoy themselves from head to toe when making cookies or cupcakes.  Decorating is their forte – themselves, the counters, the cabinets, the floor and, of course, me!

Our next baking project is going to be these preciously pink apple cupcakes.  My only concern is whether there will be enough gummy worms left (they love them!) to complete the decoration.

Baking with your grandchildren is such a precious gift.

 

Cupcakes
1 box  yellow cake mix
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup apple juice
1/3 cup unsweetened applesauce
3 eggs

Frosting
1/2teaspoon red paste food color
1 container (1 lb) vanilla frosting

Decorations

12 thin pretzel sticks, broken into pieces
16 spearmint leaf gumdrops
12 gummy worm candies, cut in half, if desired

1.Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal pans (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.

2.In large bowl, beat cupcake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

3. Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Cool 10 minutes; carefully remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4. Stir paste food color into frosting in container. Spread frosting over cupcakes.

5. To decorate cupcakes, poke 1 pretzel piece into each cupcake for stem. Cut each gumdrop leaf into 3 slices. Poke 2 gumdrop leaves into top of each cupcake on either side of pretzel stem. Poke half of gummy worm into each cupcake.

cupcakes with connor and kate

Aren’t they just beautiful?  The cupcakes are nice, too.

pink saturday 

I’m sharing these cutie-pies with everyone over at Beverly’s Pink Saturday.  I’m sure there will  be some real “pinks” awaiting everyone today.  Please say a prayer for Beverly as she recuperates from gall bladder surgery this week.  I’m sure she would love to hear from you.

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Have a very Pink Valentine’s Day!