Famous Recipes - CAROUSEL CUPCAKES, American

CAROUSEL CUPCAKES, American

[image: Carousel Cupcakes]
Ingredients

   - 1 box cake mix (any flavor)
   - 1 can prepared white frosting mix
   - 1 or 2 cans colored decorator icing (with squirt top)
   - 1 9-ounce box animal cookies (Or 4 small boxes)
   - 1 container hors d'oeuvre toothpicks
   - 24 to 28 small suckers
   - 48 baking cups (preferably foil muffin tins)
   - 1 or 2 types cake decors (optional)

Preparation Instructions

Prepare cake mix according to directions on box. Fill cupcake baking tins
about 2/3rd full. Bake 15-20 minutes or according to package directions.
Let cupcakes cool for at least an hour. (The icing will not stay as firm if
cupcakes are warm.)

The cupcakes should only rise to the top of the baking tin or a little
below the top. If they are too full, the decorating is more difficult.

While the cupcakes arc cooling, trim 24 baking tins about ¼ inch from the
bottom, to make the top of the carousel. A hole should be punched with
scissors, ice-pick or paper puncher, in the center of the trimmed. baking
tin. (Paper baking cups may be used, but the foil muffin tins give better
support.)