Crab Cupcakes
Fun ocean-themed cupcakes for a birthday party, or summer party treat.
Yield: 18 servings
Calories: 365cal
Cost: $15
Equipment
- toothpicks cut in half with scissors
- Scissors
Materials
- 18 cupcakes prebaked and cooled
- 16 oz. frosting blue preferred
- 32 peach rings
- 32 gum drops or Dots candy - orange
- 32 candy eyes
- 18 orange slice gummies
- crushed graham cracker optional
Instructions
- Frost the cupcakes - I used a star tip to pipe frosting onto the cupcakes.
- Make the eyes: Use frosting to attach candy eyes to the flat part of an orange gum drop or Dots candy. Then stick a toothpick into each eye.
- Make claws: Cut gummy rings or fruit slices in half. Slide each half onto a toothpick.
- Assemble the Crab: Using an orange slice as the body, place the claws and eyes on it to form a crab.
- Place the gummy crab on top of the frosted cupcake
- optional: sprinkle crushed graham cracker (sand) onto the cupcake
Notes
nutrition facts are only an estimate
Nutrition
Calories: 365cal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 50mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg