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It’s a craft and a cupcake! Making these adorable Easter Basket Cupcakes with the grandkids is sure to become a fun holiday tradition

Instead of paper liners, these cupcakes are baked in ice cream cones to make edible Easter baskets. The grandkids will love helping you assemble this adorable holiday treat.

INGREDIENTS 

Makes 24 cupcakes

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Trim off the bottom 2 to 3 inches of the ice cream cones. Wrap bottom of cones in small pieces of greased foil. Place cones in muffin pans sprayed with no stick cooking spray. (Cones should be slightly taller than muffin cups.) Set aside.
  • Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding yellow food color and lemon extract. Pour batter into cones. Bake as directed on package for cupcakes. Cool cupcakes on wire rack. Remove any excess cake from bottom of cones.
  • Tint frosting with desired food colors. Frost cupcakes. Attached string licorice for the basket handles. Decorate cupcakes with coconut and jelly beans.

TIPS AND TRICKS

To tint coconut: Place about 1/2 cup coconut in resealable plastic bag. Squeeze 2 to 3 drops of desired food color into bag. Shake until color is evenly distributed.

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