Peeps Chick Surprise-Inside Cupcakes

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Easter surprises have never been so sweet! Bake up these festive Easter cupcakes, fill with colorful sprinkles, and top with a yellow Peeps marshmallow chick to surprise someone special.Click here for more baking.

Servings

servings

Ingredients

1 box betty crocker supermoist yellow cake mix
water, as called for on box mix
oil, as called for on box mix
eggs, as called for on box mix
1 cup assorted mini candy-coated chocolate candies, jimmies or confetti candy sprinkles
1 container betty crocker rich & creamy frosting (any flavor)
green food color
green colored decorating sugar
24 yellow peeps brand marshmallow chicks

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F (325 degrees F for dark or nonstick pans). Line two cupcake pans with paper baking cups.
Make the cake batter as directed on the box. Divide the batter evenly among the muffin cups (each cup should be about two-thirds full). Bake as directed on the box. Cool the cupcakes in their pans for 10 minutes then remove them from the pans and place them on a cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Using melon baller, scoop out the center of each cupcake, about 1 inch deep. Fill each cupcake with 1 heaping teaspoonful of candies.
Spoon the frosting into a medium bowl; stir in enough food color until the desired green color is reached. Frost the cupcakes with the green frosting; sprinkle with colored sugar. Top each cupcake with a yellow PEEPS® chick. Store loosely covered.