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Easter Rice Krispie Treat Egg Pops

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February 7, 2019 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media

A fun kids’s food craft for spring – these Easter Rice Krispie Treat Egg Pops make a cute snack and classroom party idea. Dessert on a stick!

Easter Rice Krispie Treat Egg Pops

These are some of the cutest Rice Krispie Treats we’ve ever made! Marbled with pastel colors, these treats are cut out with an egg shaped cookie cutter and skewered onto sticks! You could also cut them out in your favorite Easter shape! The ingredients are simple and just take an extra couple of steps to make them look marbled. These would be perfect wrapped individually in cellophane and tied with a pretty ribbon to peek out of an Easter basket!

Also take a look at our Easter Food Craft Ideas for the Kids.

Ingredients:

6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
4 cups mini marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
Purple, red, and yellow food coloring
1 tablespoon butter for greasing your pan

You will also need-

Directions:

Add your marshmallows and butter to a large mixing bowl.
Microwave for 1 minute or until marshmallow gets puffy and large.
Separate your melted marshmallows into 3 separate bowls, and 1 drop of different food coloring to your bowls so they are all different colors and mix well.
Now scoop out 2 cups of your rice cereal into each bowl and mix.
Grease all sides and bottom of a 9×13 baking pan with butter.
Now start scooping your Rice Krispies into your greased pan, rotating colors.
Press your Rice Krispies into your pan evenly.
Freeze for 30 minutes.
Once cooled, remove from freezer and begin cutting out egg shapes with your egg cookie cutter.
If desired, place a colored lollipop stick into the bottom center of your Rice Krispie eggs.
Serve and enjoy!

Easter Rice Krispie Treat Egg Pops

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Scale

6 cups Rice Krispies cereal
4 cups mini marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
Purple, red, and yellow food coloring
1 tablespoon butter for greasing your pan
Egg shaped cookie cutter
Colored lollipop sticks

Instructions

Add your marshmallows and butter to a large mixing bowl.
Microwave for 1 minute or until marshmallow gets puffy and large.
Separate your melted marshmallows into 3 separate bowls, and 1 drop of different food coloring to your bowls so they are all different colors and mix well.
Now scoop out 2 cups of your rice cereal into each bowl and mix.
Grease all sides and bottom of a 9×13 baking pan with butter.
Now start scooping your Rice Krispies into your greased pan, rotating colors.
Press your Rice Krispies into your pan evenly.
Freeze for 30 minutes.
Once cooled, remove from freezer and begin cutting out egg shapes with your egg cookie cutter.
If desired, place a colored lollipop stick into the bottom center of your Rice Krispie eggs.
Serve and enjoy!

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Ridiculously Easy Chocolate Pudding Bowls Made with Balloons

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June 21, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Spring, Summer 2 Comments

Ridiculously easy chocolate pudding bowls made with melting chocolate and the shape of balloons. You won’t believe how easy this ice cream balloon bowl tutorial is with a few simple steps and ingredients.

Chocolate Pudding Bowls Made with Balloons

Want a creative and cute dessert idea for the kids? Make the chocolate dipped balloon bowls. They are so easy, take a few simple ingredients and the kids will have a blast blowing up the balloon (okay, how are we kidding, you will be doing this) and dipping in in the chocolate.

Follow these simple steps. We served with vanilla pudding, but you could try other flavor puddings or even ice cream – I suggest serving on a plate or in a bowl as the chocolate will quick crack when you use a spoon to scoop out the yummy insides. Best of all, you get to eat you chocolate bowl!

Enjoy!

Ingredients:

12 Small Round Balloons (water balloons work well)
8 oz Melting/Dipping Chocolate Candy (your choice of color)
1 box Pudding Mix
2 cup Milk
Candy Decorations (optional)

Directions:

Make pudding according to box directions and allow to cool.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper.
Melt chocolate by microwaving 45 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
Inflate each balloon just until slightly larger than an tennis ball and tie off.
Dip and roll balloon in chocolate until covered about half way.
Place on tray and set tray in freezer for 10 minutes until set.
Dip and roll each balloon a second tip to thicken chocolate shell.
Return to tray and return tray to freezer for 15 minutes.
Snip top of each balloon to release air.
Gently slide your finger and pull balloon away from shell working your way around the edge.
If shell starts to soften, return to freezer for 10 minutes and continue after it firms.
If there are in holes in bottom, carefully fill with melted chocolate to patch and freeze to set.
Fill each egg with pudding and sprinkle with decorations if desired.
Refrigerate until served.

Ridiculously Easy Chocolate Pudding Bowls Made with Balloons

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Scale

12 Small Round Balloons (water balloons work well)
8 oz Melting/Dipping Chocolate Candy (your choice of color)
1 box Pudding Mix
2 cup Milk
Candy Decorations (optional)

Instructions

Make pudding according to box directions and allow to cool.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment or wax paper.
Melt chocolate by microwaving 45 seconds, stirring and repeating until melted and smooth.
Inflate each balloon just until slightly larger than an tennis ball and tie off.
Dip and roll balloon in chocolate until covered about half way.
Place on tray and set tray in freezer for 10 minutes until set.
Dip and roll each balloon a second tip to thicken chocolate shell.
Return to tray and return tray to freezer for 15 minutes.
Snip top of each balloon to release air.
Gently slide your finger and pull balloon away from shell working your way around the edge.
If shell starts to soften, return to freezer for 10 minutes and continue after it firms.
If there are in holes in bottom, carefully fill with melted chocolate to patch and freeze to set.
Fill each egg with pudding and sprinkle with decorations if desired.
Refrigerate until served.

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Easter April Fools’ Joke | April Fools’ Day Candy

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March 3, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media 2 Comments

With April Fool’s lying on Easter this year, enjoy this Easter April Fools’ Joke, grapes disguised as candy! A light-hearted and clean April Fools’ Prank Idea.

Easter April Fools’ Joke | April Fools’Day Candy

Hippity, hoppity, ~~Easter~~ April Fools’ Day is on its way….

Ready for some foolish, silly Easter fun? We have a very cute idea to celebrate both Easter and April Fools’ Day! Did you realize that this year, 2018, they both fall on the same day – April 1st. Well both Easter and April Fools’ are two of our most favorite holidays on Frugal Coupon Living. Have you seen our Innocent and Playful April Fools’ Prank Ideas? That being said, we knew we had to come up with something creative to merge the two holidays this year.

This Easter Sunday, unwrap some Easter chocolate and replace with grapes! This is a clean, bunny approved April Fools’ Prank Idea. Another way to take this idea the extra ~~mile~~ bunny run, is to place your wrapped foil grapes in Easter Eggs and send the kids on an Easter Egg Hunt. This is sure to buy you at least 20 minutes of sipping that mimosa. These treats won’t melt, even if you are experiencing a warm Easter Sunday.

Looking for more to do this Easter Sunday with the kids? Don’t forget our favorite Easter Food Craft Ideas for Kids.

Enjoy!

April Fools’ Day Candy

Supplies:

Directions:

Cut 2 ½” X 2 ½” squares from the foil. Cut out as many as you would like to make. Have one square per grape you intend to wrap.
Use the markers and color one side of the foil squares with Sharpie Markers and let dry for a few minutes.
Unwrap the Easter candy from the decorative foil, be careful not to rip the wrappers. Flatten them out a little so the wrinkles aren’t too bad.
Using the foils from the purchased candy and the foils you made with Sharpie markers, wrap one grape into each foil. They should look like the little chocolate eggs in the foils you can buy at Easter time.
Put them in a dish (or Easter Egg) and serve them.
Everyone will think they are getting a chocolate candy, but they will be unwrapping a grape.
Now just say “April Fools!”

Optional: Place chocolate covered grapes in plastic Easter eggs.

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Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

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February 27, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Spring Leave a Comment

We have the cutest Sunday School Easter treat for your sweet friends – Easter Bible Cookies! These make an adorable Kids Food Craft that is easy and quick to make – no baking! Enjoy

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

B – I – B – L – E, yes that’s the book for me…. (song stuck in anyone else’s head?) We have the cutest Sunday School Easter treat for your sweet friends – Easter Bible Cookies! These cookies so so simple, even your little ones can get their hands on it.

Be sure to check out our Christian Easter Crafts (including Resurrection Eggs, Gardens, and Rolls) and our Easter Food Craft Ideas for Kids.

Enjoy!

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

Ingredients:

Fig Newton Cookies
Decorating Icing in a color of your choice
Red or yellow fruit roll ups
Scissors

Directions:

Outline the top of a Fig Newton cookie with a thin rectangle frame of decorator’s icing. This can be in any color that you like, but we prefer white.
Next, make two vertical lines with icing on either end of one side of the cookie. This will make the spine of your Bible.
Draw a cross with icing in the middle of the top of your Fig Newton cookie.
Cut a small rectangle shape from a Fruit Roll Up. Gently push it into the filling on top of the cookie. This will be the top of your bookmark for the Bible.
Cut another rectangle from the Fruit Roll Up, but this time, cut a small triangle out of the bottom edge of it. Gently push this piece into the filling on the bottom of the cookie so that it sticks out slightly. This will be the bottom of the bookmark in your Bible cookie.
Stick the cookies in the fridge or freezer for a bit to let the icing start to harden, or serve immediately.

Fig Newtons Easter Bible Cookies

Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living

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Ingredients

Fig Newton Cookies
Decorating Icing in a color of your choice
Red or yellow fruit roll ups
Scissors

Instructions

Outline the top of a Fig Newton cookie with a thin rectangle frame of decorator’s icing. This can be in any color that you like, but we prefer white.
Next, make two vertical lines with icing on either end of one side of the cookie. This will make the spine of your Bible.
Draw a cross with icing in the middle of the top of your Fig Newton cookie.
Cut a small rectangle shape from a Fruit Roll Up. Gently push it into the filling on top of the cookie. This will be the top of your bookmark for the Bible.
Cut another rectangle from the Fruit Roll Up, but this time, cut a small triangle out of the bottom edge of it. Gently push this piece into the filling on the bottom of the cookie so that it sticks out slightly. This will be the bottom of the bookmark in your Bible cookie.
Stick the cookies in the fridge or freezer for a bit to let the icing start to harden, or serve immediately.

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Free Easter Printables You Want this Spring!

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February 25, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Easter, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Spring 7 Comments

We found an adorable collection of Free Easter Printables for your home decor, crafts, table, gifts and more. You will love and reuse these spring printables.

Free Easter Printables

I am not necessarily a lazy holiday decorator, but I am a pretty frugal decorator, especially when it comes to the seasons. Why? I have a hard time buying new things for the home that are only used for a month or two. Because of this reason, I often look to the internet and Pinterest for help – Thank God for Pinterest! That is why I love these FREE, yes FREE, printables. Pick up these free spring printables to create a pretty accent to your home, your crafts, gifts, tables, and more. Find everything from inspirational scripture, to adorable treat holders, printable gift wrap, table displays and more.

TIP: Another tip for staying frugal during the seasons, besides looking for printables online, be sure to also use some decorations year around. Take lanterns, mason jars, trays, trivets and more to decorate the home. These serving pieces can be put away when they are not used but can add touches to your home during all the seasons!

This spring, don’t forget your teacher! Download this Easter teacher gift tag, You are the best teacher some bunny could ask for!

We also love this Egg-cellent teacher gift tag or also good for a coach, friend or neighbor!

This mini Easter bouquets are precious and perfect for a neighbor, teacher or friend! Look at the tutorial and grab these Easter tags. | Say Yes

Popcorn, jelly beans and more. We are in love with these carrot treat boxes! How precious are they in that brown bag Easter basket?| Lia Griffith

These Easter Cards are adorable and easily made with your Cricut Machine. | Frugal Coupon Living

I love the look of watercolor prints this free Easter printable with a pretty watercolor wreath doesn’t disappoint. | Clean and Scentsible

Frame this adorable Easter bunny with a bow – Happy Easter Printable | Frugal Coupon Living

You guys, we saw these precious items on her Easter Table, but get your own free Easter printable – Spring Apothecary Jar Labels. I am so excited to find these! (We also shared it in our Farmhouse Easter Decor) | Blesser House

How beautiful is this Easter Vingette with watercolor eggs under a tall glass cloche. Add a touch of moss, maybe a wreath and some eggs and you have the perfect farmhoue Easter decor. | Craftberry Bush

These vintage bunnies are so cute. Lay as a place setting or tie to a mason jar! | Paint Me Pink

Another Easter goody bag. Get your jelly beans ready and fill these free printable Bunny Treat Boxes! | Lia Griffith

Hop for joy after printing this free bunny banner – adorable for spring! | The Girl Creative

Oh, Hello Spring! Grab this Easter SVG freebie for your Cricut and create this adorable sign – Dont’ forget our Free Cricut Printables | Kimber Dawn Co

Want all the scripture Easter printables you can get – we just hit the jackpot with these six freebies! | I Should be Mopping the Floors

It’s about time to wrap up some Easter gifts and this adorable free gift wrapping paper does not disappoint. We are so inspired! | Tinselbox

How cute are these Spring Bunny Printables – use to top a gift or as napkin rings at the Easter Table. | The Pretty Blog

This is one of my favorite spring printables – He is Risen (He is Risen Indeed!) | The 36th Avenue

Who doesn’t love a freebie?! Pick up this free printable Easter banner. I love how vintage it is! (We also shared it in our Farmhouse Easter Decor) | Ella Claire Inspired

Oh my goodness, it is as if Humpty Dumpty and the Elf on the Shelf have been merged into one! We love them. | Tinselbox

Watercolors must be the style of spring, how precious is this watercolor bunny printable – Happy Easter! | Nina Hendrick

Download this free spring printable to make your own artistic Easter chalk art! I had no idea this chalk art tutorial could be this easy using a projector! Did you know? | How to Nest for Less

I know my Redeemer Lives hanging Easter scroll! Yes, please. | Blesser House

How amazing is the design on each one of these letters – grab this Happy Easter Banner for the home! It looks great in an entry way. | On Sutton Place

And because you can never have enough Easter printables, grab this “He Makes All Things New” botanical farmhouse spring printable. (We also shared it in our Farmhouse Easter Decor) | Cherished Bliss

Also enjoy these Spring & Eater Home Decor Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Easter Egg Dying Ideas Outside of the Carton. Pin to Pinterest.

We also enjoy these Eater Food Crafts for the Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget our Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor – Pin to Pinterest.

Happy Easter Printable

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February 24, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, Easter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Summer Leave a Comment

Display this adorable Happy Easter Printable in your home. Print this free 8×10 and frame this bunny with a bow during the spring season.

Happy Easter Printable

Do you hold any Easter traditions? While the story of Christ dying on the cross and rising on the third day is not new to my kids, it’s a good time to reflect on how truly miraculous our God is. Easter eggs and bunnies are fun, but there are other ways to instill Easter traditions with your kids. One of our very popular posts, is Christian Easter Crafts featuring Resurrection Eggs, Gardens, and Rolls. This post has some of the most crafty ways to tell the story of Jesus’s death and Resurrection, each providing the final story of an empty tomb.

When decorating around the house, we also wanted to provide you with something fun. I love having an 8×10 frame around the home that can easily be changed out with the seasons. If you have that frame or you want to start the idea, print out our Happy Easter printable with this adorable Easter Bunny with a Bow.

We keep our bunny displayed in the foyer by the front door greeting everyone who visits.

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If you are decorating for Easter, be sure to check out our Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor and Spring & Eater Home Decor Ideas. Both posts have plenty of adorable ideas and even some free printables!

Adorable free Happy Easter 8x10 printable for your home #Easter #printable #freebie

We think you will also love these Free Easter Printables You Want this Spring! Pin to Pinterest.

Also enjoy these Spring & Eater Home Decor Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Easter Egg Dying Ideas Outside of the Carton. Pin to Pinterest.

We also enjoy these Eater Food Crafts for the Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Don’t forget our Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor – Pin to Pinterest.

Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor

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February 18, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Easter, Facebook, Home Improvement, Instagram, Pinterest, Social Media, Spring 7 Comments

Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor on Frugal Coupon Living. Creative Spring Fixer Upper Ideas including rustic metals, moss, bunnies, eggs and distressed woods.

Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor

Even if rustic farm decor isn’t the look of your entire home, you too can create some inspiring Easter vignettes with these modern farmhouse chic ideas. From distressed woods, to natural elements like flowers and moss, we have some of the most creative and adorable Easter displays so you too can be like Joanna Gaines this springs season.

Decorate all parts of these home, even with hidden details like this DIY vintage botanical print pillow. | Blesser House

Since are are on adorable Easter pillows, how precious is this bunny pillow? Best of all it is a FREE SVG file you too can use for your home! | Kimber Dawn Co

This Easter Tablescape is so inviting. I seriously could sit down and pick up my fork! Chargers, china, a folded napkin for some color, place cards using nests, a few eggs, and you’re done! Make sure you check out the rest of her spring table detail! It’s beautiful! | Blesser House

Who doesn’t love a freebie?! Pick up this free printable Easter banner. I love how vintage it is! (Also shared in our Free Easter Printables You Want this Spring!) | Ella Claire Inspired

Create something homemade like this precious Easter Bunny Bunting | Clean and Scentsible

Blend something new (Hydrangea flowers) with something old like this Easter Vingette. Crate, bird, blooms, olive bucket – check! | Desert Decor

This vintage Easter vingette comes with it’s own tutorial – moss, book pages, an egg and twine! | Rooms for Rent

Add a three tiered stand in your kitchen and decorate for every season. We love this Farmhouse Easter Decor Vignette! | Liz Marie

Follow this tutorial to make your own homemade Easter Egg Topiary Trees! | Sand and Sisal

We love sharing our freebies – grab this free Happy Easter Printable (a bunny with a bow!) | Frugal Coupon Living

We are inspired by this Easter Chalkboard “He is not here: for he is risen, as he said” Matthew 28:6. | Dear Lillie Blog

Hit the dollar store and grab some cheap bunnies, then cover them with moss for own, creative homemade moss covered bunnies. | A Purdy Little House

We have another free Easter printable, this Easter Chalkart Print is precious – “hippity hoppity Easter’s on its way!” | Clean and Scentsible

Hosting a dinner? Hold the silverware with this Pottery Barn Inspired, no-sew burlap bunny ear silverware holder. | Confessions of a Plate Addict

Follow this tutorial to make your own spring napkin rings. We are digging this birds nest and fern! | Uncommon Designs

Another lovely Easter table idea. This Easter tablescape incorporated natural elements like moss, eggs, nests, & so on. I love the tin cans used for place settings – creative and total Fixer Upper! Liz Marie

Take what you have and “Spring” it up! We love how this blogger used her already existing olive bucket and plant and added a basket with fake Easter eggs and a galvanized bucket with fake tulips- perfect for an Eater porch vingette! | Confessions of a Plate Addict

Add a touch of color to an otherwise neutral room with spring flowers – this spring bouquet is tucked inside a blue hobnail glass lantern. | Town N Country

Decorating my kitchen can begin with a vignette on the kitchen table. It sets the mood for the rest of the farmhouse kitchen. Since it’s spring, this blogger was inspired by shades of orange – from creamsicle to burnt orange! | Stone Gable Blog

You guys, we saw these precious items on her Easter Table, but get your own free Easter printable – Spring Apothecary Jar Labels. I am so excited to find these! | Blesser House

And because you can never have enough Easter printables, grab this “He Makes All Things New” botanical farmhouse Mantel free spring printable. | Cherished Bliss

We have more Inspiring Farmhouse Easter Decor!

Also enjoy these Spring & Eater Home Decor Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Take a look at these Easter Egg Dying Ideas Outside of the Carton. Pin to Pinterest.

We also enjoy these Eater Food Crafts for the Kids. Pin to Pinterest.

Many farmhouse ideas in these Inspirational Spring Easter Wreaths. Pin to Pinterest.

Get inspired by these Dollar Store Easter Decor Ideas. Pin to Pinterest.

Cute Cupcakes For Kids for the Entire Year!

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July 3, 2017 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Easter, Facebook, Father's Day, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media 1 Comment

Making Cute Cupcakes For Kids with Fun Designs: Mom and Kids Bonding Time

If you are thinking of a fun way to spend time with your kids or planning to have a quality time with them on the weekend, then look no further. Nothing beats bonding with your children with a little baking fun. Not as complicated as making Easter Bunny Bread. Just making simple cupcakes so that the kids can join the fun.

Instead of laying around on the couch all day on movie marathons, doing something together in the kitchen is productive and really fun. You get to have your children learn a thing or two about baking and give them a sense of accomplishment once they see and taste the result of your teamwork.

For starters, I will give you two recipes for cupcakes. One is for oven cupcakes in which you can also use a convection oven, and one is for microwave cupcakes. And then, I’m going to provide you with instructions on how to decorate the cupcakes using fun ideas. Before you get started, also check out our Easter Resurrection Cupcakes. Both are very easy to do.

Give your kids some tasks along the way and make sure that they are hands-on with the decorating. Don’t forget to give them pointers about safety and sanitation.

Easy oven cupcake recipe

Ingredients

250g butter, unsalted
250g sugar
250g flour (self-raising)
4 medium-sized eggs
4 tbsp. milk
1 pinch of salt
2 12-cup muffin tray lined with paper cupcake cases

Directions

Preheat the oven to 200°C

In a large bowl, put the butter in to beat until it softens. Add the flour, sugar, salt, milk, and eggs. If you want to make chocolate cupcakes, use two tablespoons less flour and replace it with two tablespoons of cocoa powder. Whisk the mixture until it is smooth.

Use a spoon or an ice cream scoop to put a portion of the mixture to the paper cases. Make sure to put just the right amount each case to fill all the 24 cases.

Place the cupcakes in the oven and bake. After fifteen minutes, swap their places and bake for another three to seven minutes or until the cupcakes have light golden color.

Take them out of the oven and let the tray cool for a few minutes. Then take the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool. Now they are ready for the decorations.

But before we go to decorating, I’ll give you the recipe for microwave oven cupcakes.

Easy microwave cupcake recipe

This cupcake version is easier and faster to do. The challenge here is to be successful in preventing the kids from eating the ingredients before the cupcake gets done. You will see why soon enough.

Ingredients

4 tablespoons of full-fat vanilla or chocolate ice cream, depending on your preference of flavor. (I told you it is going to be a challenge for the kids not to eat it up)
2 tablespoons of cake flour
1/8 teaspoon of baking powder
Silicone cupcake molds

Directions

For starters, be sure to use cake flour and not all-purpose flour. It makes the cupcake drier and have a bread-like texture rather than cake.

Put all the ingredients in a bowl and whisk it until the batter is smooth. Make sure that there are no chunks of flour visible in the batter. Put it in two medium-size or four small-size cupcake molds. Put them in the microwave about thirty seconds. Set aside to cool and be ready for the decorations.

Here comes the fun part! I have three kinds of fun decorations to do with your kids. If you want to look for more, you can search fun and easy ideas here.

Rainbow Decoration

Everyone loves rainbows! Especially kids. This is very easy and fun to do.

Ingredients

Your favorite frosting
Blue food color
Rainbow berry candy belt (like Airheads Xtremes)
Small white marshmallow (optional)

Directions

First, put a few drops of blue food coloring to your frost. Mix and add until it reaches a pale blue color. Apply it on the cupcake.

Bend a rainbow berry candy belt and stick the ends to the frosting. You can add small marshmallows as clouds to the part where the candy sticks.

Your rainbow cupcake is done.

Bunny Decoration

This cupcake topping is a bit more challenging than the first one, but cuter as well. This is good for Easter or for kiddos who just can’t get enough of our furry little friends.

Ingredients

White frosting
Brown M&M’s minis
White marshmallows
Pink decorating sugar or pink sprinkles
Pink ball sprinkle
Black licorice laces

Directions

Put the white frosting over the cupcake. This will be your canvas for the bunny face

For the ears, cut a marshmallow in half. Add the pink sugar or sprinkle on the center area of the cut part avoiding edges. Do this on both of the marshmallow halves. Place them on the top part of the cupcake where the ears should be.

For the eyes, use the brown M&M’s minis and put them where the eyes should be.

For the nose, put the pink ball sprinkle on where the nose should be.

Use the black licorice laces for the whiskers. Put three on each side.

Your bunny should be looking at you right now with its cute chocolate eyes.

Mustache Decoration

If you want to let your kids give their good old dad a treat for father’s day or for his birthday, then this is an easy and fun thing to give him.

You actually have three options here. You can use toothpicks and construction paper, fondant and icing writers, or chocolate molds.

Ingredients

Frosting
Fondant, Chocolate mold, or construction paper and sticks
The mustache mold which you can download here from Queen.com

Directions

Put the frosting on top of your cupcake. You don’t have to download the mustache mold if you’re going to use the chocolate mold. Just put the mustache mold directly on the frosting.

If you prefer to use sticks and paper, print out the mustache mold, and put it on the construction paper. Cut away the mustache and put it on one end of the stick with glue. Make sure that the end won’t stick out on top of the mustache. Stick it on the cupcake.

If you’re going to use fondant, get black and white ones. Make small round white ones with the same diameter as the cupcake. This will be your canvas for the mustache. Use the printable mold as a pattern for the mustache using the black fondant. Cut it out using a paring knife or a kitchen shear.

Wait till daddy sees your masterpiece.

There you have it. Two easy recipes for cupcakes, and three easy decorating tips for you to choose from. This will definitely make your weekends fun and exciting. If you know someone that needs this recipe, go ahead and like and share. What do you think? Feel free to comment below for any questions or suggestions.

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