Jelly Bean Cupcakes with Tasty Treats Tuesday Link Up

Jelly Bean Cupcakes

 

Ingredients/Grocery Shopping List

(1) Box of White Cake Mix ~ Water, Eggs & Oil Typically Needed

 (or  use the recipe below to make your cake mix from scratch) 

(1) Container of Icing

28 oz. of Jelly Beans

 

WHITE CAKE MIX RECIPE 

2. Cups All Purpose Flour

1 Tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda

1/8 Tsp. Salt

1/2 C. Shortening, Butter or Margarine

1 3/4 C. Sugar

1 Tsp. Vanilla

4 Egg Whites

1 1/3 C. Buttermilk or Sour Milk (Create sour milk by adding 1 Tbls. Lemon Juice to Milk ~ let sit for 5 minutes to sour)

 

Step One

Follow your cake mix instructions.  (Skip to step

Or

Mix dry ingredients from above recipe.

STEP TWO

Beat Shortening with mixer for 30 seconds.

Add Sugar, Vanilla and beat until well combined.

Add egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each.

Add dry mixture and buttermilk alternatively until mixed well.

STEP THREE

Mix jelly beans into the cake mix just prior to spooning into cupcake liners.

STEP FOUR

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.

STEP FIVE 

Cool completely and finish off with icing and remaining jelly beans.

**Next time I bake these I will probably cut the jelly beans into quarters. Due to their weight they sunk to the bottom of the cupcake, as you can see in the above picture.**

 

Tasty Treats Link Up

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