Easter Basket Cupcakes

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Serving: 24
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Instead of paper liners, these cupcakes are baked in ice cream cones to make edible Easter baskets kids will love. Recipe featured in March 2016 Baby Y e-newsletter.

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Ingredients

Directions

Note: Wash hands with soap and water.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Tint frosting with desired food colors. Frost cupcakes. Attach string licorice for the basket handles. Decorate cupcakes with coconut and jelly beans.
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