Prep Time: 20 minutes
Yield: 24 cupcakes
By: JELL-O
"These delicious cupcakes have a decorative marshmallow flower on top."
Ingredients
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 pkg. (4 serving size) JELL-O Brand Strawberry Flavor Gelatin
- 1 (8 ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
- Few drops food coloring, any color
- 24 JET-PUFFED marshmallows
- 24 JET-PUFFED Miniature Marshmallows
- 1/4 cup colored sugar or colored sprinkles
Directions
- Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package for 24 cupcakes; cool completely. Pierce cupcakes with wooden skewer or large fork at 1/4-inch intervals. Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Spoon 2 tsp. of the gelatin over each cupcake. Refrigerate 3 hours.
- Tint whipped topping with food coloring; spread about 2 Tbsp. of the whipped topping onto each cupcake.
- Cut each large marshmallow crosswise into five pieces with clean kitchen scissors to resemble flower petals. Arrange five of the petals in flower shape on top of each cupcake; place a miniature marshmallow in center of each group of petals. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tsp. colored sugar. Store in refrigerator.