Bears At The Beach Cupcakes Food

BEARS AT THE BEACH

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 15 min. Remove from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
• Remove 1-1/4 cups COOL WHIP; set aside. Tint remaining COOL WHIP with food coloring. Spread top of each cupcake with some of each color COOL WHIP to resemble the ocean and its beach. Sprinkle 1 tsp. graham crumbs over white COOL WHIP on each cupcake for sand.
• Insert 1 small cocktail umbrella into beach area on each cupcake for the beach umbrella. Decorate cupcakes with remaining ingredients as shown in photo. Keep refrigerated.

TEDDY-AT-THE-BEACH CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Tightly wrap 12 cupcakes; freeze for a later use.
• Stir blue food color into frosting until blended. Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with frosting.
• Cut six 1 1/2-inch pieces from fruit snack roll; peel off paper backing. Use fruit snack and remaining ingredients to decorate cupcakes as shown in photo or as desired.

BEARS AT THE BEACH

Steps:

• Prepare cake mix and bake cupcakes according to package directions; let cool. Tint half the frosting with blue food coloring and frost half the cupcakes. Tint the remaining frosting with yellow food coloring and frost the remaining cupcakes. Sprinkle blue cupcakes with blue sprinkles and yellow cupcakes with yellow sprinkles. Lay a piece of snack roll onto each yellow cupcake and attach a graham cracker with a dot of icing. Insert a graham cracker through the center of each jelly candy and place on blue cupcakes. Insert paper parasols, if desired.