Clown Cupcakes

Total Time:Prep: 2 hours Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Recipe by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

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Updated on Oct. 24, 2022

Throwing a children's party can be a real circus if you serve the colorful clown cupcakes our Test Kitchen created. Set up a cupcake decorating table and let the kids make funny faces with their favorite candies.

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Clown Cupcakes

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Yield:2 dozen
Prep:2 hours
Cook:20 min
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Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
  • 3 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting, divided
  • Yellow, red and blue paste food coloring
  • 24 ice cream sugar cones
  • Assorted candies: M&M's miniature baking bits, red shoestring licorice and cherry sour ball candies
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Directions

  1. 1
    Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool completely on wire racks. Divide two cans of frosting among three bowls; tint with yellow, red and blue food coloring.
  2. 2
    For clown hats, use a serrated knife or kitchen scissors to cut 2 in. from the open end of each cone. Frost cones with tinted frosting; decorate with baking bits. Place on waxed paper for 30 minutes or until frosting is set.
  3. 3
    Frost cupcakes with remaining vanilla frosting. Leaving room for the hat on each cupcake, make a clown face and hair with candies. Pipe a matching ruffle on each. Carefully position a hat on each cupcake.
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