Gum Worm Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes:

• 1 box devil's food cake mix
• 1 1/2 cups cola
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup canola oil

Frosting:

• 2 cans ready-to-spread white frosting
• 20 drops yellow food coloring
• 10 drops red food coloring
• 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted

Garnish:

• 48 candy worms
• 1/2 package chocolate cookies, crushed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place cupcake papers in muffin pans. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, cola, eggs, and oil. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl often. Fill cupcake papers 2/3 full with cake batter. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely on cooling racks before frosting.

In a medium mixing bowl, combine frosting, food colorings, orange extract and sifted powder sugar. Spoon frosting into a pastry bag or zip-top bag fitted with a 1/4-inch round decorating tip. Pipe the frosting on the cupcake by starting at the outside edge, circling twice and than working toward the center.

Finish cupcakes by sticking 2 candy worms into frosting and sprinkling tops with crushed cookies.