#8 - Butterfly Cupcakes

What we're (almost) making today

Butterfly Banana Cupcakes

Girl Child decided that it had been raining for way too long and it was time to go to Mom's house and cook.  I completely agreed with her and we made something really fun and tasty, too. Since the weather was bad and streets were flooded, we had to improvise and use items in the house, instead of making them from scratch. Not as tasty or pretty as these little cuties, but Girl Child completely enjoyed it and we had a blast making them.

What we used:
Since this was improvised, we had:
a box of Duncan Heinze chocolate cake mix
1 can cream cheese frosting
assorted candies for decorations

1. Mix according to package directions and fill lined cupcake tins 3/4 full. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Let cool.

2. Once completely cooled, cut the tops off the muffins, then cut the tops in half. To help prevent some of the crumbles, we placed the cupcakes in the freezer for ten minutes.

3. Frost the bottoms of the muffins, then the tops, arranging them on the cupcakes, cut edges out.







4. Decorate the butterflies with gumdrops, licorice, and candies.

What ours looked like:

What I'd do differently:


Well, for starters, I'd really like to make these from scratch. And, since I love banana, I really want to try them they way they were meant to be made.

Even though they came from a box, these were tasty and cute, and Girl Child really enjoyed the baking experience. Next time though, I'll watch the weather closer and make sure everything's on hand to make these right.

That's it! Have a great meal and express your saucy side!

Laura