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Baked Flowerpot Cupcakes

Source of Recipe


KidZone






List of Ingredients



• -- You Will Need --
  
• 10 brand new 3-1/2-inch terracotta pots (don't use old ones!)
  
• Aluminum foil
  
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• Cooking spray
  
• 1 box of chocolate cake mix
  
• Chocolate frosting
  
• 2 cups shredded coconut
  
• Green food coloring
  
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• Brightly colored construction paper
  
• Glue
  
• Toothpicks
  
• Optional: Gummi worms
  






Instructions



1. First, wash the new terracotta pots. Cut ten 1-1/2-inch circles out of the foil and put one in the bottom of each pot (this keeps the batter from leaking out).
   
   
2. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees (F). Have mom or dad help!
   
   
3. Lightly coat the inside of each pot with cooking spray. Place all of your pots on a cookie sheet.
   
   
4. Now, mix up one box of chocolate cake mix, according to the instructions on the box, and spoon it into each of the 10 pots. They should be about half-filled with the batter. Place the tray of pots on the center oven rack and bake for about 40 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean). Remove from oven and cool for a few hours before frosting them.
   
   
5. Spread thick, gooey chocolate frosting on top.
   
   
6. Place the shredded coconut into a lidded jar and put a few drops of green food coloring in with it. Now shake the jar until all the coconut is colored. Sprinkle this onto the chocolate icing.
   
   
7. Cut out fun flower shapes from brightly colored construction paper and glue them onto a toothpick. Stick one (or two, or three...) into the cake. For even more fun, put a wriggly gummi worm around the top.