little critter cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

1   box (18.25 ounces) yellow-cake mix
1   can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting 
Green food coloring 
Froot Loops 
Snack 'Ums Big Boomin' Pops 
Marshmallows 
Pink sugar 
Yellow sugar 
Red licorice strings 
Black licorice strings 
Brown decorating icing 
Candy eyes 
Flower sprinkles
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Keebler Rainbow Vanilla Wafers 
Reduced-fat chocolate Nilla Wafers 
Hershey's candy-coated milk-chocolate sprinkles

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with paper liners. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, and bake 24 cupcakes. Cool completely. Tint frosting green with food coloring, and frost cupcakes.

For Butterflies:

1. Stand 6 Froot Loops in a row down center of cupcake for the body. Place 1 Snack 'Ums pop at end for head. Cut 2 marshmallows in half, and sprinkle cut side with pink or yellow sugars. Place on cupcake as wings. Cut 2 red licorice strings 1-1/2 inches long, and insert for antennae. Pipe 2 dots of decorating icing onto head, and attach candy eyes.

For Ladybugs:

1. Roll edge of frosted cupcake in flower sprinkles. For wings, cut 1 red-colored wafer in half, and attach with decorating icing to chocolate-wafer body. Place ladybug in center of cupcake. Pipe small dots of icing onto red wafer, and pipe a circle for the head. Attach candy eyes and a red candy-coated milk-chocolate sprinkle for nose. Cut 2 black-licorice strings 1-1/2 inches long, and insert for antennae.

For Bees:

1. Roll edge of frosted cupcake in flower sprinkles. Place an orange wafer in center of cupcake. Pipe lines of icing onto wafer. Cut a marshmallow in half, and attach for wings. Using the icing, pipe a circle for the head. Attach candy eyes and yellow candy-coated milk-chocolate sprinkle for nose. Cut a 1-inch piece of black licorice, and insert into back of bee for stinger.