April Cupcake of the Month #2

Okay...time for the next one! I'll stick w/the animal theme and move to the second best Easter animal, the chick! These look a little more tricky. I will also have to purchase the donut hole portion of the recipe the day I make them...those will never last at my house!

Sweet Tweet Cupcakes!


Not as cute as the bunny, but I'll eat it!!!

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons of shredded coconut
Green food coloring
1 cupcake
Green frosting
2 plain doughnut holes
Toothpicks
Yellow frosting
1 orange gumdrop
Black decorators' gel
1. Place the coconut in a resealable plastic bag with a few drops of green food coloring. Shake the bag to color the coconut. Then transfer it to a bowl.

2. With a paring knife, remove a quarter-size portion of the center of the cupcake top. Frost the cupcake green, including the indentation. Dip the frosted cupcake into the coconut and add a dollop of yellow frosting to the indentation.

3. Trim a small slice off the doughnut holes so each has one flat surface.

4. Skewer a doughnut hole on a toothpick, frost it with yellow frosting, and place it in the cupcake indentation flat side up. Use the same technique to frost the second doughnut hole. Stack it on the first hole flat side down.

5. Cut a small beak from the gumdrop and push it onto the chick's head. Finally, add 2 black gel eyes and watch your guests chirp with pleasure!

Again w/the coconut....I may have to use green sprinkles for the grass on this one.