Ingredients
380g vanilla cake mix
3 tbsps butter or margarine
melted
2 eggs
⅔ cup milk
180g butter
softened
2 cups icing mixture
1 cup coconut
shredded
12 yellow food colouring
24 choc chips
for eyes
1 handful cornflakes
for the beaks
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Contains Eggs
Contains Gluten
Contains Nuts
Contains Soy
Equipment
- 1 12 cup tray
- 1 patty pans
- 1 cake rack
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 ziplock bag
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160C. Line a 12 cup tray with patty pans.
- Prepare cake mix as directed on the box and scoop 1/4 cups of the batter into 12 patty pans. Bake for 15-20 mins.
- Remove and cool on a cake rack.
- Beat butter with an electric mixer until pale and creamy, gradually add icing mixture and beat for 2 mins on high.
- Spread this generously over the cooled cupcakes.
- Place coconut in a ziplock bag with the food colouring and shake and rub until all the coconut is yellow.
- Press the coconut into the icing on each cupcake.
- Dot icing on the choc chips and place as eyes and push a cornflake in for the beak.
Notes
Tip
You can use these year round for childrens parties.
