Butterfly Cupcakes

Parties with kids call for cupcakes. Cupcakes are easier to serve than cake and every child gets his or her fair share of the decorations. To make butterfly cupcakes frost a batch of cupcakes. Use jelly beans to form their bodies. Add a Junior Mint or a candy-coated chocolate candy for the head. Use snips of string licorice for antennae. Finish off your butterfly creations with mini-pretzels for wings. Martha Stewart features a more elaborate version of this cupcake on her website. Martha pipes the bodies with icing and uses a fancy Swiss Meringue Buttercream to frost her cupcakes. Whatever route you want to go with this treat, you will want to see the picture of the pretzel butterflies. Click here.