Desserts

Caterpillar Cakes

photo by:kraft

Kids will love these edible fuzzy green bugs! Two crawling rows of cupcakes coated with tinted coconut are decorated to resemble whimsical caterpillars.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

15 min

servings

total:

2 caterpillar cakes (12 cupcakes each) or 24 servings, 1 cupcake each

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What You Need

cups BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut

Green food coloring

baked cupcakes, cooled

tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

pkg. (1 lb. 4 oz.) OREO Cookies, finely crushed

1/2

cup candy-coated licorice pieces

1/2

cup candy-coated chocolate pieces

Make It

TINT coconut with food coloring. Remove paper from cupcakes; frost tops and sides of cupcakes with whipped topping. Sprinkle coconut evenly over whipped topping; press gently into whipped topping to secure.

SPREAD cookie crumbs evenly onto 2 large serving platters to resemble dirt. Arrange 12 cupcakes on each platter to resemble caterpillar.

DECORATE cupcakes with remaining ingredients as desired.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

How to Tint Coconut

Place coconut in large plastic bag. Add about 9 drops food coloring; close bag. Squeeze coconut in bag until color is evenly distributed.

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mommakimmy1231

posted:5/22/2008

i love makin cakes and cupcakes!!! i make them for everyones birthdays!! i love getting the idea and tryin them or gettin ideas and doin them a diff. way!!

Catbru8

posted:6/21/2007

This was so fun to make... and the kids helped too! We used it as an alternative to a birthday cake.

wwcook

posted:9/13/2006

Made this for children at a day camp and then realized just how many children apparently don't like coconut!! Virtually every child scraped off the icing and coconut before eating the cupcake. In the future, I would use colored icing instead.

Mommyof_6

posted:4/26/2004

IT WAS A BIG HIT AT THE SCHOOL DINNER THAT WE ATTENDED! EVERYONE LOVED IT EVEN THE ADULTS! IT WAS FUN DECORATING WITH THE KIDS WATCHING WITH BIG EYES, CAN WE HAVE ONE? THEY LOVED IT! I EVEN MADE MY OWN CUPCAKES IT TAKES ABOUT 60 MINS LONGER, BUT IT WAS WELL WORTH IT, I DYED THEM GREEN! A++++++

a cook