Leaping Frog Cupcakes Food

FROG CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Bake cupcakes according to the directions on the package. Allow them to cool completely.
• Scoop 2/3 of the frosting into a small bowl and mix with green food coloring. Frost the cupcakes. Sprinkle some of the green sugar over the tops.
• Cut the marshmallows in half to make two circles. Dip half of each marshmallow piece into water and dip into the green sugar to make the eyelids. The remaining white will be the eyes. Place on the cupcakes. Use a little bit of white icing to glue a chocolate chip into the center of each eye for the pupil.
• Mix the remaining frosting with red food coloring to make pink. Use the pink icing to draw smiling mouths and nostrils or even tongues on the frogs.

LEAPING FROG CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in chocolate morsels. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups. Bake as directed on package. Cool completely on wire rack.
• Remove 1/4 cup frosting; set aside for later use. Add a few drops of food coloring to the remaining frosting; stir until well blended. Gradually stir in additional food coloring until frosting is desired shade. Spread evenly onto cupcakes.
• Stand 2 cookie halves on top of each cupcake for the "frog's eyes." Attach marshmallows to fruit snacks with some of the reserved frosting, then attach to the frogs with remaining frosting to resemble buggy eyes.

FROG CUPCAKES

Steps:

• For the eyes: Place the malt balls cut side down on the work surface. Add a mini chocolate chip to each ball by gluing with a little buttercream as a pupil for each eye. Set aside.
• For the legs: Cut each of the green gumdrop fruit slices horizontally into 3 thinner slices. Cut 3 toes into each leg (snip with scissors). Set aside.
• For the tongues and flies: Place the red gumdrop fruit slices on the work surface. Cut each horizontally into 3 thinner slices. Cut each slice into a narrow strip to make a tongue. Place a mini chocolate chip at one end of each tongue. Snip tiny wedges of marshmallow with scissors to make little fly wings. Cut the end of each wedge off and glue 1 wedge on each side of the chocolate chip, using the sticky cut side of the marshmallow to adhere.
• To assemble: Frost each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons buttercream. Place the green sanding sugar in a small bowl. Invert each cupcake into the sugar and press gently to adhere. Attach the eyes by pressing gently into the frosting. Push the legs and tongue into the edges of the cupcake. Repeat steps for all cupcakes.

FROG CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons frosting. Tint remaining frosting with food color to make green; frost cupcakes.
• For eyes, place 2 cookies near top edge of each cupcake, inserting on end so they stand up. Attach 1 cinnamon candy to each cookie with reserved white frosting. Add dots of white frosting for nostrils.
• For mouth, pipe on red icing. Slice gumdrops; add slice to each cupcake for tongue. Store loosely covered.