Ladybug Painted Cupcakes

Name: Ladybug Painted Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 container (16 oz) white frosting; 24 prepared cupcakes; 1 tsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract divided; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Red Food Color; 1/4 tsp McCormick® Black Food Color; 12 chocolate sandwich cookies split; Black string licorice cut into 48 (2-inch) lengths; 24 miniature marshmallows halved

Glaze cupcakes with warmed canned white frosting then use our flavor paint, a mixture of vanilla extract and food color, to paint cute-as-can-be ladybugs.

30m

PREP TIME

213

CALORIES

8

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 24 (1 cupcake)

Ingredients

1 container (16 ounces) white frosting Substitutions available
- vanilla frosting
24 prepared cupcakes
1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract, divided
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Red Food Color
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Black Food Color
12 chocolate sandwich cookies, split
Black string licorice, cut into 48 (2-inch) lengths
24 miniature marshmallows, halved

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Spoon frosting into medium microwavable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 seconds, stirring every 10 seconds. (Frosting should be a pourable consistency.)
2 Dip tops of cupcakes into frosting. Let stand 10 minutes or until frosting is dried.
3 Mix 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla and red food color in small bowl. Mix remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and black food color in another small bowl.
4 For the ladybug body, paint cupcake with red food color mixture using a small clean paint brush. Paint black dots with black food color mixture. For the ladybug head, press a cookie half, creme-side down, on each cupcake. Attach 2 pieces of licorice near the top of the head for the antennae. Use leftover frosting to attach 2 marshmallows, cut-side down, to the cookie for the eyes. Paint a dot on each marshmallow with black food color mixture to complete the eyes.