PEEPS® Chick Surprise-Inside Cupcakes

• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
• Servings: 24

Ingredients:

1        box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ yellow cake mix

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

1        cup assorted mini candy-coated chocolate candies, jimmies or confetti candy sprinkles

1        container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy frosting (any flavor)

Green food color

Green colored decorating sugar

24      yellow PEEPS® brand marshmallow chicks

Directions:

• 1 Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• 2 Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full). Bake as directed on box for cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 3 Using melon baller, scoop out center of each cupcake, about 1 inch deep. Fill each with 1 heaping teaspoonful candies.
• 4 Spoon frosting into medium bowl; stir in enough food color until desired green color. Frost cupcakes with frosting; sprinkle with colored sugar. Top with yellow PEEPS® chick. Store loosely covered.

Expert Tips:

If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

Source:  bettycrocker.com