Baby Chick Cupcakes

Heat oven to 180 C. Put paper cases in 24 muffin tins (or halve the recipe and do 12, or bake 12 at a time).

15 min

In a medium bowl, beat flour, sugar, butter, milk, baking powder, salt, vanilla and egg. Either beat 3 minutes with a mixer, or get that baking bicep out and mix by hand for a few minutes. fill paper cases half full.

15 min

Bake 15-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool completely on a rack.

15 min

This is the fun part! add tablespoonsful of cream to the two cups of icing in a bowl, until it gets to the desired stage. Some people like runny, I prefer it a little stiff.

8 min

Add a few drops of yellow food colouring and mix.

8 min

Now for your chick feathers... add 2 cups coconut to a ziplock bag, drop in some food colouring, seal it up and rub it all with your fingers to dye the coconut. Fun!

8 min

When cupcakes are completely cool, ice with yellow frosting.

8 min

Put the coconut in a small bowl, and dip the cupcakes icing-side down into it to completely cover.

8 min

Add brown M&Ms for eyes, sticking on with a little frosting for glue. Poke orange M&Ms in for the beak... total cuteness.

8 min