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Ladybug Cupcake on a brown table

Strawberry Ladybug Cupcakes

Samantha Erb
A simple fruit ladybug cupcake perfect for spring and summer time with the kids!
5 from 1 vote
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Decorating Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 192 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box of cake mix and needed ingredients
  • 16 ounces white frosting
  • green food coloring
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 24 whole strawberries without greens
  • 24 blueberries
  • 12 toothpicks optional

Instructions
 

  • Bake cupcake mix per directions on box and let cool completely.
  • Add green food coloring to frosting and stir well to make frosting green.
  • Place frosting in a piping bag with a grass tip (see above) and pipe frosting onto each cupcake. Start from the middle and work outward using a quick upward stroke.
  • Place 8 mini chocolate chips on each strawberry (4 on each side) to make "ladybug spots" then put 1 strawberry in the middle of each cupcake.
  • Put a blueberry in front of the top of the strawberry to create its head.*
  • Heat remaining mini chocolate chips in a microwave for about 60 seconds. Stir until smooth. Continue to microwave in 20 second increments if needed. Do not overcook!
  • Place melted chocolate chips into a clean piping bag with a narrow tip and pipe a thin line down the ladybug's back to help create two separate wings.**

Notes

*can use a 1/2 toothpick to keep the strawberry and blueberry in place
**can continue to pipe little antennas and legs

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 196mgFiber: 1gSugar: 24g
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