BBQ Grill Cupcakes

Found these cute little cupcakes over at Family Fun Magazine. You've seen them. Not really a recipe but just another cute idea for Father's Day.

cake mix

frosting to ice cup cake

Caramel Creams

Dots candies

Hot Tamale candies

Tootsie Rolls

Oreo crumbs for charcoal

Pop Rocks for embers (pink)

powdered sugar

Make your cupcakes according to package directions. Let cool. Ice cupcake with chocolate frosting and sprinkle with oreo crumbs and pop rocks. Using powdered sugar, mix in a drop of food coloring and water until you have the consistency you need to pipe icing. Transfer icing to decorating bag or plastic baggie and pipe on grate lines onto each cupcake and let them set for about 20 minutes.

Make grill food and press in place atop each cupcake.

Vegetable Kebabs = I used cut up Dots (I did not use toothpicks because I didn't want any accidents, I just lined them up next to each other).

Pork Chops = I used Caramel Creams, cut them in half and molded them with fingers.

Hot Dogs = I used Hot tamales, cut them in half and using black food coloring applied with a toothpick made some grill marks

Hamburgers = I used Tootsie Rolls, pinched off enough to make burger, shaped with fingers or use tiny cutter. Using knife I pressed lines into each burger and using toothpick with black food coloring I added grill marks.

Really easy, you can do it for Dad!
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