Chick Cupcakes!

Hey everybody! Here's an adorable decorative cupcake recipe. Just in time for Easter, these cupcakes will brighten up this rainy weekend we're having. They are fun to assemble, so I recommend making this a fun family project! :)
Easter Chick Cupcakes:

What you will need:

• Lemon or Coconut Cake Mix & ingredients for mix (I like either of those flavors for Easter because they are light and fruity, yet simple.)
• 1 container Vanilla Frosting
• about 2 cups flaked/shredded coconut
• 24 donut holes (vanilla)
• yellow & green food coloring
• 24 candy corn or 12 halved orange jelly beans
• mini chocolate chips

Let's Get Started!:
Preheat oven according to package directions. Place liners in muffin tin; I like to use a pretty Easter themed or pastel paper liner. 
Batter:
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients on cake mix package. Scoop batter into paper liners. Bake for appropriate time on box. When done, let cool for 15-20 mins.

Decor: 
While cupcakes are baking, scoop out the Vanilla Frosting into medium bowl. Carefully add 15-18 small drops of the yellow food coloring and mix until it blends to desired yellow for a chick. :)
Place coconut in 2 small bowls (1 cup each). In one bowl, add 4-6 drops of green food coloring. In the other bowl, add 4-6 drops of yellow food coloring.
Assembling your chick:
Frost the tops of your baked and cooled cupcakes. Dip the opposite sides of the cupcake in the green coconut flakes. Use remaining frosting to cover the donut holes. Place donut holes on top of frosted cupcake (using the frosting as glue).
This will form the chick's head! Press a pinch of yellow coconut on top of the head to look like feathers. Press the candy corn (or jelly bean) in the face for the beak. Use 2 mini chocolate chips for the eyes. 

You can do a variation of decorating ideas using these ingredients. Get creative! Check out other cupcake baker's designs and make a combination of them!


Serve, Eat & Enjoy! <3