Saturday, March 22, 2008

Easter Pecan cupcakes


Ingredients :

1 1/2 cups flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 egg
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup pecans (chopped)
Hersheys chocolate frosting
Oreo cookies (crumbs)
Starburst fruit chews candy

Sift all dry ingredients together into large mixing bowl.
Combine egg, oil and milk. Blend until smooth.
Pour egg mixture into dry ingredients. Stir well with a wooden spoon.
Add in pecans.
Spoon batter into muffin-pan cups (2/3 full).
Bake in 400F for 20 minutes or until muffins are cooked.

Topping:
Spread chocolate topping over muffins.
Sprinkle oreo crumbs.
Melt starburst fruit chews in microwave. Shape it into a small carrot. (One starburst candy makes two carrots). Score sides of carrots with a knife and rub some cinnamon on it to make it look "dirty". Make a small hole on top of carrot with a toothpick. Shape green fruit chews into thin strips to look like carrot tops and insert into hole on top of each carrot.
Arrange carrots on top of the cupcakes.