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Abe Lincoln Cupcakes - Easy to make
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Abraham Lincoln - President's Day Cupcake Idea

A really easy Abraham Lincoln Cupcake for a fun President's Day treat
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Yield: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 310cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • Pastry Bag with a writing tip
  • spreading knife

Materials

  • 18 baked vanilla cupcakes in cupcake wrappers
  • 6 oz. Chocolate Frosting
  • 18 Reese's Candy - regular-sized cups
  • 18 Snack Sized Hershey bars
  • 36 Candy Eyes

Instructions

  • about 1/3 of the way down from the top of the cupcake, cut out a section the same width as the Reese's cup
  • cut a small notch above that for the Hershey's bar to set
  • insert Reese's cup into the cupcake so the top part is facing down
  • starting at one side of the Reese's, pipe chocolate frosting in a curl pattern making a large U shape going all the way to the bottom of the cupcake, and ending up on the other side of the Reese's
  • place a small amount of frosting on the back of 2 candy eyes and place them under the Reese's for Abe's eyes
  • break the snack-sized Hershey bar in half and place some frosting on the side with the wording and notches
  • set that down into your section you cut out centered - above the Reese's

Notes

best if eaten the day of, but if covered and stored at room temperature will stay fresh up to 2 days
 
nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 310cal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 32IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 79mg | Iron: 1mg