Flower Power: 7 Spring-themed Cupcakes to Brighten Up Cold Winter Days

Flower Cupcake in a Cone
Ingredients:
1 box of cake mix, any flavor
Flat-bottomed ice-cream cones
White frosting
Large gumdrop disks (one 14-ounce bag decorates 5 cupcakes)
Directions:
1. Prepare cake batter according to the directions on the box. Fill the narrow bottom of each ice-cream cone with the batter. Set the cones on a baking sheet and transfer them to the oven, being careful not to tip them over.
2. Bake at 350º for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let them cool, then frost the tops.
3. To make each candy flower, cut 6 wedges from the edges of a gumdrop disk and cut a green gumdrop disk into slices for leaves. Press the wedges into the middle of the cut flowers for flower centers, then arrange the candies on top of the frosted cupcakes. less