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A cake mix all
doctored-up...
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CUPCAKES: |
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One 18.25
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package
white cake mix with pudding |
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1¼ cups |
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buttermilk |
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¼ cup |
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butter,
melted |
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2 large |
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eggs |
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2 tsp |
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vanilla
extract |
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½ tsp |
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almond
extract
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VANILLA BUTTERCREAM FROSTING: |
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½ cup |
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butter,
softened |
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3 ounce |
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package
cream cheese, softened |
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16 ounce |
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package
powdered sugar |
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¼ cup |
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milk |
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1 tsp |
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vanilla
extract
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DECOR: |
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pink food
coloring |
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5 large |
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marshmallows |
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pink sugar |
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candy
decorations and sprinkles or skinny black
licorice, as desired |
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1 |
Prepare cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two 12-cup cupcake tins with
cupcake liners. |
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Beat all ingredients
at low speed with an electric mixer just until dry
ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium, and
beat 2 minutes or until batter is smooth, stopping to
scrape bowl as needed. |
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Coat paper muffin
cups with cooking spray; spoon batter evenly into baking
cups, filling each two-thirds full. |
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Bake for 25 minutes
or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove
cupcakes from pans to wire racks, and cool 1 hour or
until completely cool. |
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Prepare frosting:
Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an
electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered
sugar, beating at low speed until blended. Increase
speed to medium, and slowly add milk and vanilla,
beating until smooth. Split the frosting into two bowls.
Stir a few drops pink food color into 1 bowl of
frosting. Frost cupcakes with pink frosting. |
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Spoon 1 heaping
teaspoonful of white frosting on the center of each
cupcake. To make ears, cut each large marshmallow
crosswise into 5 pieces with kitchen scissors. Using
scissors, cut through center of each marshmallow piece
to within ¼-inch of edge Separate to look like bunny
ears; press 1 side of cut edges into pink sugar,
flattening slightly. Arrange on each of the white
frosting mounds as shown. Use candy decorations and
sprinkles/licorice pieces to make eyes, nose and
whiskers. |
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Store loosely
covered. |
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Yield: 24 cupcakes |
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Cooking Tips |
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*If you have only one 12-cup
muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while
baking the first batch. Then bake the rest of the batter in the
cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or 2 minutes to the bake time. |
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Recipe Source |
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from Southern Living & Better
Crocker |
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