flower power cupcakes

Breakfast

Bright, cheerful cupcakes decorated with daisy or floral designs—great for springtime, birthdays, or retro-themed parties.

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (4 serving size) jell-o brand strawberry flavor gelatin 1 (8 ounce) tub cool whip whipped topping, thawed
few drops food coloring, any color
24 jet-puffed marshmallows
24 jet-puffed miniature marshmallows
1/4 cup colored sugar or colored sprinkles

Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package for 24 cupcakes; cool completely. Pierce cupcakes with wooden skewer or large fork at 1/4-inch intervals. Stir boiling water into dry gelatin mix at least 2 min. until completely dissolved. Spoon 2 tsp. of the gelatin over each cupcake. Refrigerate 3 hours.
Tint whipped topping with food coloring; spread about 2 Tbsp. of the whipped topping onto each cupcake.
Cut each large marshmallow crosswise into five pieces with clean kitchen scissors to resemble flower petals. Arrange five of the petals in flower shape on top of each cupcake; place a miniature marshmallow in center of each group of petals. Sprinkle each with 1/2 tsp. colored sugar. Store in refrigerator.