Hello, flower! cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 24  yellow cake cupcakes baked in white paper liners
• 30  marshmallows
• 1  cup tinted sprinkles, chopped coconut or sugars
• 1  can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• McCormick Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye or McCormick Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye
• 1  cup coarse green tinted sugar, (See recipe that follows)
• 24  yellow spice drops

Directions:
1. Place the colored sprinkles in a medium bowl. Cut several marshmallows crosswise into 4 slices with sharp scissors. Place cut marshmallows in sprinkles and toss to coat the cut area with the sprinkles. Transfer to a cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining marshmallows and sprinkles to make 120 marshmallow petals.

2. Tint vanilla frosting bright green with blue and yellow McCormick food coloring. Place green sugar in a shallow bowl. Spread the tops of several cupcakes with green frosting and make smooth. Roll edge of frosted cupcakes in green sugar to coat. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

3. Arrange 5 marshmallow petals on top of frosted cupcakes, pressing marshmallow into frosting to secure. Add a spice drop in the center of cupcake to complete flower.

Yield: 24 cupcakes

Courtesy of Family Features