Description
A recipe for Inchworm By the Yard

Ingredients

• 1 18.25-ounce package yellow cake mix
  
• 1-1/3 cups water
  
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1/2 cup chopped chocolate candy bars or chocolate, butterscotch or peanut butter chips
  
• 2-1/2 cups buttercream icing
  
• Black, Royal Blue, Lemon Yellow, Orange, Violet and Rose* Icing Colors
  
• Clear Vanilla Extract
  
• Small gum balls and mini candy-coated chocolate dots

Preparation
To bake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place Silly-Feet on cookie sheet for support. Prepare cake mix following package instructions. Stir in chopped candy bars or chips. Pour batter into Silly-Feet up to fill-line on inside of cup. Bake 20 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Move Silly-Feet to cooling grid; cool completely. Pour any remaining batter into standard muffin pan lined with baking cups. Bake according to package directions.

To decorate: Add a little vanilla extract to black icing color. Paint 2 lollipop sticks for antennae; let dry. Heavily ice cupcakes smooth (2 of each color), building up in center. Decorate with tip #21 using pull-out star technique: hold decorating bag straight up with tip about 1/8 inch above surface. Squeeze bag to form star then pull straight up, gradually decreasing pressure as you pull away.

Cut a hole in 2 gumballs; insert on painted lollipop stick for antennae. For head cupcake, trim and slightly bend antennae as needed and insert in cupcake. Position gumball eyes and nose. Pipe black icing pupils on gumball eyes. Position chocolate dots for mouth. Assemble cupcakes in caterpillar formation.

*Combine Violet with Rose to create lilac color icing shown.

Nutrition
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Serves
Makes: 8 cupcakes

Variations
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