Fraidy-cat cupcakes

6

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1packGingerbread cake and cookie mix
1cupVanilla ready to spread frosting
6Drops red food color
3Drops yellow food color
18largesBlack gumdrops

Directions

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Grease bottom of 18 muffin cups, 2½ x 1 ¼ inches, or line with paper baking cups. Prepare gingerbread mix in bowl as directed on package for cake. Bring each muffin to two-thirds full. Bake 13-15 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Remove from pan; cool completely. Tint frosting orange with food colors and frost cupcakes. GArnish each with a gumdrop cat. To make cat, cut 1 gumdrop horizontally into 3 pieces. USe small, rounded top piece for head and largest part for body. Cut tail (curve shaped) and ears (triangles) from third piece.