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Enchanted Forest Cupcakes (Chocolate Strawberry Flavored)

These Enchanted Forest Cupcakes are easy to make, yet impressive and delicious. Starting with a box cake mix and elevating the flavor with Organic Strawberry Syrup elevated this dessert to AMAZING! Decorated with marshmallows, (mushroom stumps and rocks) fresh strawberries (mushroom caps) and green-colored flaked coconut (moss.)
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 1 15.25oz box mix Chocolate Fudge cake mix (I used Betty Crocker Super Moist)
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable or olive oil
  • 3/4 cup Nature’s Flavors Organic Strawberry Syrup
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 24-40 fresh strawberries
  • 1-2 cups marshmallows
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 10 chocolate wafers crushed
  • 1/2 cup flaked coconut
  • green food color 3-4 drops
  • few drops of water
  • chocolate frosting store bought or your favorite recipe

Disclaimer:

Nutritional Information is provided as a courtesy only and should be viewed as an estimate. Ingredients can vary with brands and size and Inspiration Apron makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉ / 176℃ and line cupcake tins with paper liners or spray with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Add all cake ingredients to a large bowl and mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes, until well incorporated and smooth.
  • Fill liners a little over 1/2 full (about 1/4 cup of batter in each) then bake in oven for 14-19 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. After removing from oven, let cool in tin for 5 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack to let cool completely before decorating.
  • While cupcakes are cooling, you can prepare decorations: In a small bowl, add coconut, 3-4 drops of food coloring and a couple drops of water, then stir until well mixed and coconut has an even color. Spread out on parchment or waxed paper to dry out. Note: you can also chop coconut into a finer consistency if desired.
  • Chop bottom cone shape of strawberries off for the mushroom caps.
  • Roll half of the marshmallows in the cocoa powder and use the other half for the mushroom stumps.
  • To assemble: Frost tops of cupcakes, then squeeze a marshmallow (to give it some height and shape) and stick into the chocolate frosting. Add strawberry cap to top of marshmallow. (Note: you can slightly cut a divot into the middle of strawberry to help hold it on marshmallow.)
  • Add a few chocolate wafer crumbs for dirt and then sprinkle some of the coconut down the middle for moss. Add some of the cocoa-dusted marshmallows and you’re done!
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