Pencil Cupcakes
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 24
- 1 box of yellow cake mix, any brand
- ⅓ C. vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 C. water
- 24 vanilla sugar wafers
- 10 oz Wilton bright pink candy melts
- 10 oz Wilton bright white candy melts
- Chocolate chips
- White frosting
- White cupcake liners
- Wilton 1M frosting tip
- Disposable piping bag
- Small paring knife
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line (2) 12 count muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- Combine the cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, and water.
- Fill the muffin wells ½ full and bake for 18-20 minutes.
- Around 18 minutes, insert a toothpick into the cupcakes if it comes out clean the cupcakes are done.
- Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let cool.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Take one vanilla sugar wafer at a time and gently slice both sides of the top to resemble the point of a pencil. Repeat with all the sugar wafers.
- Pour ½ of the bright pink candy melts into a microwave-safe dish. Heat in 30-second increments, stirring until melted.
- Dip the bottom portion of the sugar wafer into the melted pink chocolate to resemble the pencil's eraser and place on the parchment paper to set.
- Pour ½ of the bright white candy melts into a microwave-safe dish. Heat in 30-second increments, stirring until melted.
- Dip the pointed end into the white chocolate allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl.
- Place the vanilla wafer back on the parchment paper to set for a few minutes.
- While the white chocolate is setting, use the paring knife to slice the chocolate chips in ½. Place a chocolate chip halve on the tip of the pencil.
- Repeat with all the sugar wafers.
- Attach the frosting tip to the piping bag and fill with white frosting.
- Frost each cupcake in a circular motion and place a pencil on top of each cupcake.
Recipe by Premeditated Leftovers™ at https://premeditatedleftovers.com/?p=42053
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