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Summer Crab Beach Cupcakes

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July 12, 2018 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living Filed Under: Crafts, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Recipe, Social Media, Summer Leave a Comment

published date: May 28, 2016
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Summer Crab Beach Cupcakes

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Are you feeling ready for summer? We are! We are dreaming of toes in the sand, the waves on the shore and little crabs scurrying past your toes. These cupcakes are simple, made with a box of cake mix, but are so much fun after being transformed into a kid’s food craft. Perfect for a beach weekend, beach party and more!

Ingredients:

  • Vanilla Cake Box Mix
  • Vanilla Frosting
  • Crushed Graham Crackers
  • Candy Orange Slices
  • Orange Gum Drops
  • Orange Life Saver Gummies
  • Wilton Candy Eyes
  • Black Gel Frosting
  • Toothpicks
  • Optional: Drink Umbrellas

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Directions:

  1. Prepare your cupcakes as directed on box and let them cool.
  2. Frost your cupcakes and dip the top of them into a bowl of graham cracker crumbs.
  3. Break your toothpicks in half and cut your lifesavers in half.
  4. Stick your toothpicks into orange gum drops and stick the other ends of your toothpick into the curved side of the orange.
  5. Now stick two toothpick ends into your orange life savers, then stick the other ends into the sides of your orange with the round side facing down.
  6. Put a little black frosting (or your white frosting) on the back of your candy eyes, then press your eyes on the back of the gumdrops.
  7. Stick a full size toothpick into the bottom of your crab and the stick the end into the top of your cupcake.

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Summer Crab Beach Cupcakes

  • Author: Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living
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Ingredients

  • Box cake mix
  • Can of vanilla frosting
  • Crushed graham crackers
  • Candy orange slices
  • Orange gum drops
  • Orange gummy life savers
  • Candy eyes
  • Black gel frosting
  • Toothpicks
  • Optional: Beach Umbrellas

Instructions

  1. Prepare your cupcakes as directed on box and let them cool.
  2. Frost your cupcakes and dip the top of them into a bowl of graham cracker crumbs.
  3. Break your toothpicks in half and cut your lifesavers in half.
  4. Stick your toothpicks into orange gum drops and stick the other ends of your toothpick into the curved side of the orange.
  5. Now stick two toothpick ends into your orange life savers, then stick the other ends into the sides of your orange with the round side facing down.
  6. Put a little black frosting (or your white frosting) on the back of your candy eyes, then press your eyes on the back of the gumdrops.
  7. Stick a full size toothpick into the bottom of your crab and the stick the end into the top of your cupcake

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