• Bright Ideas
• on 09/18/2008

"Share these bountiful basket cupcakes with the whole class."

apple basket cupcakes

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• Prep Time: 25 min.
• Bake Time: 15 to 18 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes.

• 1 2/3 cups flour
• ⅔ cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon white vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 STARBURST® Fruit Chews
• 12 paper cupcake liners
• 1 (12-cup) cupcake pan

• ⅔ cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
• 1 1/2 cups prepared vanilla frosting
• Yellow food coloring
• 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
• Resealable plastic bag
• Scissors

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line the cupcake pan with the paper cupcake liners.
• 2. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, water, vegetable oil, white vinegar and vanilla extract. Divide batter evenly in the prepared cupcake pan.
• 3. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• 4. Meanwhile, separate the M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies into separate piles of red, yellow and green candy.
• 5. In a small bowl, mix the vanilla frosting, yellow food coloring and cocoa powder. Place in a resealable plastic bag and snip off a small corner. Pipe 1/2-inch zigzags around the outer edges of each cupcake, and overlap until all of the cupcakes are covered.
• 6. Cut the STARBURST® Fruit Chews in half, attach to the sides of each cupcake as handles, and add the separated M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies on top of each cupcake.

• Calories per serving 366
• Total Fat 14 g
• Saturated Fat 3 g
• Trans Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 2 mg
• Sodium 266 mg
• Carbohydrates 58 g
• Dietary Fiber 2 g
• Sugars 40 g
• Protein 3 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV