Mini candy-coated chocolate candies (brown and red)
Orange gumdrops
White gumdrops
Preparing Frostings
For the barn cake - In medium bowl, tint 1 ? cups of the frosting with red gel or paste food coloring to make desired color of red frosting for the barn; set aside.
For the farm animal cupcakes - In a small bowl, tint one cup of vanilla frosting with red liquid food coloring to make pink frosting. Reserve remaining white frosting.
Decorating the Farm Animal Cupcakes
Decorating Chick Cupcakes
Frost 4 cupcakes with white frosting. Top with reserved yellow coconut. For eyes, add brown mini candy coated chocolates. For the beak, flatten and cut an orange gumdrop into a triangle and place on cupcake.
Decorating Sheep Cupcakes
Frost 4 cupcakes with white frosting. For the muzzle, spread ? teaspoon of pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add red mini candy coated chocolate for the nose. For the eyes, add brown mini candy coated chocolates. For ears, add white gumdrop halves, cut sides down. For the sheep’s wool, cut mini marshmallows in half and place on the face and head.
Decorating Pig Cupcakes
Frost 4 cupcakes with pink frosting. For the snout, spread additional 1 teaspoon of pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add 2 red mini candy coated chocolate length-wise for the nostrils. For the eyes, add 2 brown mini candy coated chocolates. For the ears, cut 8 small triangles from the Fruit Roll-UpsR snacks; place on cupcakes and fold over to create the look of a floppy pig’s ear.
The Barn Cake and Farm Animal Cupcakes recipe serves 20.
