Lemon Butterfly Cupcakes

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1-3/4 cups cake flour
• 1-3/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1-3/4 cups cold milk
• 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant lemon pudding mix
• 28 pieces shoestring licorice (2 inches), optional
• 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition.
2. Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350u0b0 for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. Meanwhile, for filling, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set.
4. Using a sharp knife, cut a 1-in. cone-shaped piece 1 in. deep from the center of each cupcake. Carefully remove and set aside. Fill cavity with pudding mixture.
5. For wings, cut reserved cone pieces in half vertically; arrange on top of filling with points touching. Insert licorice for antennae if desired. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cake flour, baking powder, salt, milk, cold milk, shoestring licorice, sugar

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/lemon-butterfly-cupcakes/ (may not work)