Spring has sprung here! While the official first day of spring isn’t until March 20th, I don’t think the flowers know that! It’s starting to look so cheerful outside, and the weather is even warming up a bit! To celebrate the start of spring, why not make a delicious dessert, like some fun cupcakes? You could also save this recipe for Easter, but they’re so adorable you probably won’t be able to wait! Here’s how to make some Cute Spring Chick Cupcakes!
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Cake mix dessert recipes like this are perfect for days when you want to bake a dessert, but don’t want to spend a ton of time. Luckily there are many different boxed cake mixes available nowadays, so you can easily find one that’s gluten free, or even organic! Choose your family’s favorite, and let it help you quickly make a batch of these adorable spring chick cupcakes!
Cute Spring Chick Cupcakes
Ingredients
Boxed lemon cake mix (the one I used called for oil, eggs, water)
16oz vanilla frosting
2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
Yellow food coloring
Orange icing tube
Candy eyes
Decorating bag
Sandwich bag
Cupcake liners
Directions
1. Preheat your oven to 350° and line a couple cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
2. Mix your cake mix with your eggs, oil, and water.
3. Fill your cupcake liners halfway with your cake batter, bake for 15 minutes, and let cool.
4. Add a drop of yellow food coloring to your can of frosting, mix well, and scoop into a decorating bag.
5. Frost a swirl onto each cupcake.
6. Scoop your coconut into a sandwich bag and add a drop of yellow food coloring, seal the bag, and use your fingers to distribute your food coloring to evenly color your coconut. Then place the yellow coconut flakes in a small bowl
7. Dip the top of each frosted cupcake into your coconut flakes.
8. Now frost an upside down orange triangle onto the center of each cupcake for the beaks. Stick two candy eyes above each beak.
Then enjoy your cute spring chick cupcakes!
How often do you make themed cupcakes like these?
Cute Spring Chick Cupcakes
- Category: Dessert
Description
Use your favorite boxed cake mix to quickly create cupcakes that you can decorate and turn into cute spring chick cupcakes! These make a great Easter dessert!
Ingredients
- Boxed lemon cake mix (the one I used called for oil, eggs, water)
- 16oz vanilla frosting
- 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes
- Yellow food coloring
- Orange icing tube
- Candy eyes
- Decorating bag
- Sandwich bag
- Cupcake liners
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350° and line a couple cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
- Mix your cake mix with your eggs, oil, and water.
- Fill your cupcake liners halfway with your cake batter, bake for 15 minutes, and let cool.
- Add a drop of yellow food coloring to your can of frosting, mix well, and scoop into a decorating bag.
- Frost a swirl onto each cupcake.
- Scoop your coconut into a sandwich bag and add a drop of yellow food coloring, seal the bag, and use your fingers to distribute your food coloring to evenly color your coconut. Then place the yellow coconut flakes in a small bowl
- Dip the top of each frosted cupcake into your coconut flakes.
- Now frost an upside down orange triangle onto the center of each cupcake for the beaks. Stick two candy eyes above each beak.
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These are adorable! Thanks for joining us at Tasty Tuesdays this week.
Oh my goodness these are so fun! I haven’t had lemon cake in a long time and it sounds so tasty 🙂 Thanks for sharing them with us at Funtastic Friday!
Honestly you inspire me to cook – I don’t know why it intimidates me so much!! I love all your Easter inspired recipes! You are amazing for doing all the food blogging prep! Pinned and enjoy your weekend! ?