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Carrot Patch Cupcakes

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Carrot Patch Cupcakes
  • Prep 55 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 24
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Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix and chocolate come together in these decorative carrot cupcakes – perfect dessert to impress your guests.

Ingredients

  • 1 box (15.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 1 container (1 lb) chocolate ready-to-spread frosting
  • 1 cup finely crushed creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (8 cookies)
  • 1 cup cream cheese whipped ready-to-spread frosting (from 12-oz container)
  • 1 teaspoon orange paste food color
  • 12 green apple sour candy straws (from two 2-oz packages), cut into 1-inch pieces

Directions

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake and cool as directed on box for cupcakes.
  • 2
    With small knife, cut cone shape out of center of each cupcake; discard center. Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting, leaving cutout centers unfrosted. Sprinkle cookie crumbs on large plate. Carefully dip cupcake tops in crumbs to look like dirt.
  • 3
    In small bowl, mix cream cheese frosting and food color until well blended. Spoon into resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off small corner of bag. Twist bag above frosting; squeeze bag to pipe frosting into cutout center of each cupcake. Insert 3 sour straw pieces into orange frosting to look like carrot tops.

Nutrition Information

240 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 35g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
240
Total Fat
11g
0%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
0%
Sodium
230mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
35g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1/2g
0%
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

  • Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix and chocolate come together in these decorative carrot cupcakes – perfect dessert to impress your guests.
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