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Back to School Apple Cupcakes Recipe

How to make and decorate cupcakes that look like apples with 6 ingredients!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Cool Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Apples, back to school, cupcakes, decorated cupcakes
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • cupcakes homemade or store bought, Homemade allow you to add in a divot in the top to look more like an apple
  • Red frosting homemade or store bought work great, color with food coloring of your choice
  • Green Candies I used green sour ropes/belts, but get creative here you can use whatever you have or find
  • Pretzel Sticks

Instructions

  • To bake the cupcakes into an apple shape, simply roll up a cupcake liner and make a dent into the center of the cupcake by placing it between the liner and the pan.
    How to make divots or dents in the top of cupcakes to look like apples
  • Frost the cupcakes with the red frosting.
    Frosting cupcakes red like apples
  • Create a stem using the pretzel sticks.
    Adding pretzels for stems on apple cupcakes
  • Use the green candies to create leaves.
    Overhead shot of a tray of apple cupcakes