Grad Cupcakes Recipe

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Grad Cupcakes
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
7068
Calories
Total time
80
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Line 24 muffin cups with paper cupcake liners in school colors.
  3. Place white cake mix into a large mixing bowl and beat in water, eggs, and vegetable oil with an electric mixer on low speed just until moistened. Turn mixer speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes.
  4. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups, filling them about 2/3 full.
  5. Bake cupcakes in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes.
  6. Cool cupcakes thoroughly. Place cupcakes on a platter with the bottom sides facing up.
  7. To decorate the cupcakes, break graham crackers in half to make 24 2 1/2-inch squares. Place a dab of frosting centered on bottom of each cupcake and stick a square to the frosting to form mortarboard part of a graduation cap.
  8. Place the opened container of frosting into a microwave oven and heat until the frosting is warmed, soft, and workable, about 10 seconds. Frosting should be smooth but not runny. Color the frosting to your desired shade with food coloring.
  9. Frost the top and sides of the graham cracker squares.
  10. Unwrap lemon candies and place 2 candies onto a piece of waxed paper. Microwave the candies until warm and soft, 5 seconds or as needed.
  11. Roll out the candies on waxed paper to make thin squares of candy. Using a sharp knife or small scissors, cut small tassel shapes from each square. When the tassels are made, set them aside and microwave 2 more candies; repeat steps until you have made 24 small candy tassels.
  12. Place a tassel in the center of each graham cracker square. The tassel should hang slightly over the edge of the square.
  13. Dip marked side of a candy-coated chocolate piece into frosting and place the piece onto the center of the graham cracker square, frosted side up, to cover the end of the candy tassel string.
  14. Refrigerate decorated cupcakes to set the frosting. Store covered.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 7067.84 Kcal (29592 kJ)
Calories from fat 3336.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 370.74g 570%
Cholesterol 249.84mg 83%
Sodium 5385.58mg 224%
Potassium 2167.47mg 46%
Total Carbs 867.56g 289%
Sugars 223.84g 895%
Dietary Fiber 32.86g 131%
Protein 85.59g 171%
Vitamin C 43.5mg 73%
Iron 36.1mg 200%
Calcium 467.1mg 47%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 491.09 Kcal (2056 kJ)
Calories from fat 231.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.76g 570%
Cholesterol 17.36mg 83%
Sodium 374.2mg 224%
Potassium 150.6mg 46%
Total Carbs 60.28g 289%
Sugars 15.55g 895%
Dietary Fiber 2.28g 131%
Protein 5.95g 171%
Vitamin C 3mg 73%
Iron 2.5mg 200%
Calcium 32.5mg 47%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 171.5
    Points
  • 195
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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