Name: Easter Baskets and Bunnies Cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 c Sugar; 1 3/4 c All-purpose flour; 3/4 c HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S European Style Cocoa; 1 1/2 ts Baking powder; 1 1/2 ts Baking soda; 1 ts Salt; 2 Eggs; 1 c Milk; 1/2 c Vegetable oil; 2 ts Vanilla extract; 1 c Boiling water; 3 3/4 c MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut; Flakes, (tinted)*(10-oz pk); Suggested garnishes; (marshmallows, HERSHEY'S; Mini KISSES Chocolates,; Licorice, jelly beans); 1/3 c Butter or margarine, softened; 1 c Powdered sugar; 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract; 2 1/2 c Powdered sugar; 1/4 c Milk

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Vegetables, Grains	European	Cakes, Holidays, April96, Internet, Easter	33	C cakes

INGREDIENTS

2	c	Sugar
1 3/4	c	All-purpose flour
3/4	c	HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S European Style Cocoa
1 1/2	ts	Baking powder
1 1/2	ts	Baking soda
1	ts	Salt
2		Eggs
1	c	Milk
1/2	c	Vegetable oil
2	ts	Vanilla extract
1	c	Boiling water
3 3/4	c	MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut
		Flakes, (tinted)*(10-oz pk)
		Suggested garnishes
		(marshmallows, HERSHEY'S
		Mini KISSES Chocolates,
		Licorice, jelly beans)
1/3	c	Butter or margarine, softened
1	c	Powdered sugar
1 1/2	ts	Vanilla extract
2 1/2	c	Powdered sugar
1/4	c	Milk

INSTRUCTIONS

CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING
1. Heat oven to 350 F. Line muffin cup (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with
paper bake cups.
2. In large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking
soda and salt. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of
electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin).
3. Fill muffin cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until
wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
4. Prepare CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING; frost cupcakes. Immediately press
desired color tinted coconut onto each cupcake. Garnish as desired to
resemble Easter basket or bunny. About 33 cupcakes cakes.
CREAMY VANILLA FROSTING: In medium bowl, beat softened butter or margarine.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat well. Add powdered sugar
alternately with milk, beating to spreading consistency. About 2 Cup
frosting.
NOTE: To tint coconut, combine several drops desired color food color with
3/4 teaspoon water; add to 1-1/2 C  coconut. Stir until evenly tinted.
Meal Mastered by R. Thompson The Outlaw BBS 502-358-3087 r-thompson@usa.net
Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe
may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens. Copyright 1995 Hershey
Foods Corporation
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Chat Cat" <maintech@ne.infi.net> on Mar
26, 98

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