Frog Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 package white cake mix , 15.25 ounce
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.5 cups vegetable oil
• 4 large egg whites
• 1 can prepared vanilla frosting , 16 ounce
• 6 dropss green food coloring , or as needed
• 12 marshmallows
• 0.25 cups green decorator sugar
• 48 semisweets chocolate chips
• 1 drop red food coloring

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.

2. 2

   Mix cake mix water, oil, and egg whites in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 1/2 full.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed, 19 to 23 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes more.

4. 4

   While the cupcakes are cooling, stir 2/3 of the frosting with green food coloring in a small bowl until well combined. Place remaining frosting in another small bowl and set aside. Cut each marshmallow in fourths widthwise to make four thin circles. Place green sugar in a shallow bowl. Set out a very small bowl of water.

5. 5

   Frost cooled cupcakes with green frosting and sprinkle with some green sugar.

6. 6

   Wet half of each marshmallow circle with water, then dip the wet part into green sugar to coat. Place two dipped marshmallows onto each cupcake for the frog's eyes; the green sugar should be facing up for the eyelids. Use a tiny bit of white frosting to glue a chocolate chip onto the center of each marshmallow for the pupils.

7. 7

   Stir red food coloring into remaining white icing. Transfer to a plastic bag. Snip off one corner of the bag and pipe pink icing onto cupcakes to draw mouths and nostrils as desired.