Friendly Flyers (Cupcakes)

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Prep time: 12 min.
Baking time: 15 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
1 bag SNICKERS® Brand Minis for Easter
1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter
1 bag M&M’S® Brand Peanut or Almond Chocolate Candies for Easter
1 bag DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Eggs
1 18.25-oz. box yellow cake mix
1 16-oz. can vanilla frosting
Green and yellow food coloring
Black licorice laces
1 tube brown decorating frosting
1 tube red decorating frosting
3 12-cup mini cupcake pans
36 mini paper cupcake liners
Resealable plastic bag
Spatula
What to do:
Preheat oven to 350?F. Line 3 (12 cup) mini cupcake pans with paper liners.
Roughly chop 2 cups SNICKERS® Brand Minis for Easter. Prepare cake mix according to package directions and fold chopped candy bars into the batter.
Divide batter evenly between prepared cupcake pans. Bake approximately 15 to 18 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven, transfer to wire rack and let cool completely.
Meanwhile, spoon 1/4 cup white frosting into resealable bag. Tint ? cup vanilla frosting yellow and spoon into resealable bag. Tint remaining frosting green and use to cover cupcakes.
Use photograph as decorating guide for cupcakes:
For the Butterflies: Arrange four M&M’S® Brand Peanut or Almond Chocolate Candies for Easter, as photo shows. Pipe white frosting body in center and use licorice for antennae. Bees: Place 1 DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Egg in center for body with 4 M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter for wings. Pipe zigzag line with yellow frosting over DOVE® Brand Smooth Milk Chocolate Egg and use licorice for antennae.
Makes 30 Flyers.