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Earth Day Cupcakes

An easy and delicious way to celebrate Earth Day with your kids. A fun snack to have while learning about the meaning for Earth Day.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: dessert, Food, Recipe

Ingredients

  • A Cake Mix and everything to make the cake
  • Skittles I buy the HUGE bags so I don't run out

Lemon Icing:

  • 1/2 Cup of white vegetable shortening
  • 4 C. Powdered Sugar
  • 4 Tablespoons Water or Milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract

Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients to your mixer and mix until a even consistency.
  • For these cupcakes I baked the cake according box directions.
  • I frosted them with a basic star tip.
  • I then stacked the green Skittles in a triangle and added a purple Skittle for the trunk.