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Back-to-school cupcakes with composition notebook design
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Composition Notebook Back-to-School Cupcakes

Composition Notebook Back-to-School Cupcakes are super fun and easy to make with candy decorations and fondant. They're perfect as snack treats for the kids or as gifts for teachers!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Baked Goods, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 223kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 box (14.5 ounces) chocolate cake mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 cups chocolate frosting
  • Wilton Cookies & Cream sprinkles
  • white fondant
  • 24 pieces Apple Icing decorations

Materials

  • black cupcake liners

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with black cupcake liners.
  • In a bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and water. Stir well.
  • Fill each muffin well about 2/3 full and bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow to cool completely. Generously frost each cupcake with chocolate frosting.
  • Place the cookies and cream candy sprinkles on a shallow plate and dip each frosted cupcake to fully coat the top.
  • Using a rolling pin, gently roll out a small portion of the fondant to about 1/8-inch thick. With a sharp paring knife, cut out the fondant into rectangles about 1-inch in width and 1/2-inch in length.
  • Place a small amount of chocolate frosting on the back of to fondant to help glue on top of the cupcakes.
  • Apply a small amount of chocolate frosting on the back of the apple icing decorations and place on top of the cupcake below the white fondant rectangle.

Nutrition

Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 208mg | Potassium: 122mg | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 1.3mg