Ladybug Cupcakes Recipe

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Ladybug Cupcakes
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Directions:

  1. Line a muffin tin with cupcake papers. Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Sift the sifted flour with the baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Cream the butter in a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until soft, then add the sugar and mix. Add the eggs, and vanilla and whip at medium-high speed until light and fluffy. With the mixer running at low speed, add a third of the flour mixture and mix. Then add half of the sour cream and mix. Add another third of the flour and mix. Add the remaining sour cream and mix, then the remaining flour. Give it one last mix to make sure everything is blended in.
  3. Pour the batter into the muffin cups, filling them 3/4 full. Bake until firm to the touch in the center, 20 to 25 minutes. Set the pan on a wire rack and let cool.
  4. Meanwhile, make the frosting: Put the milk in a saucepan and whisk in the flour. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes, whisking often. Cover and let cool to room temperature. Cream the butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until light and very fluffy. Add the cooled thickened milk and mix until smooth. Add yellow and red food coloring to make a light orange frosting.
  5. When the cupcakes have cooled, make the ladybugs. Cut off the top rounded cap (like the cap of a mushroom or a muffin) of each cupcake. Spread the rounded tops of each cupcake with frosting. Cut the tops in half.
  6. Spread frosting on the cut face of the cup cake. Place two wings on top of each cupcake, spreading them apart slightly. Use two pieces of black licorice to make the antennae. Pipe a black section for the head and dot it with white to make eyes. Use black to make the dots on the wings. Place a tiny ladybug on the wings of the big ones.
  7. To make the tiny lady bug, pipe red candy coated chocolates with black frosting making a head section, a line down the back to define the wings and polka-dots on the wings
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 829.52 Kcal (3473 kJ)
Calories from fat 600.21 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66.69g 103%
Cholesterol 193.01mg 64%
Sodium 146.56mg 6%
Potassium 165.03mg 4%
Total Carbs 61.95g 21%
Sugars 55.81g 223%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 4%
Protein 3.69g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 25%
Iron 1mg 6%
Calcium 72.7mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 453.47 Kcal (1899 kJ)
Calories from fat 328.11 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.46g 103%
Cholesterol 105.51mg 64%
Sodium 80.12mg 6%
Potassium 90.21mg 4%
Total Carbs 33.87g 21%
Sugars 30.51g 223%
Dietary Fiber 0.49g 4%
Protein 2.02g 7%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 25%
Iron 0.6mg 6%
Calcium 39.7mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 22
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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