Pumpkin-Shaped Cupcakes

Name: Pumpkin-Shaped Cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix; 1 tsp McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye; 1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting; 24 mini donuts; 24 green gum drops

Place a mini donut atop a cupcake to transform it into a dome shape. With a decoration of orange-tinted frosting and gum drop stems you’ll have a bumper crop of mini pumpkins.

30m

PREP TIME

20m

COOK TIME

263

CALORIES

6

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients 24 Servings

Step1
1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 teaspoon McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
McCormick® Assorted Food Colors & Egg Dye
1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
24 mini donuts
24 green gum drops

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding vanilla. Tint cake batter orange with 1/2 teaspoon yellow food color and 1/4 teaspoon red food color.
2 Bake as directed on package for cupcakes. Cool cupcakes on wire rack.
3 Tint frosting orange using 1/4 teaspoon yellow food color and 1/8 teaspoon red food color. Attach a mini donut to cupcake with some frosting. Frost entire donut and top of cupcake. Press ridges into the frosting with a small knife to resemble a pumpkin. Use a gum drop for the stem.