Lamb & Flower Orange Cupcakes

• 1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package white cake mix
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 3 Land O Lakes Eggs
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange zest
• 1 (1.5-ounce) bottle flower-shaped cake sprinkles
• 1 1/2 cups Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 (7-ounce) jars marshmallow creme
• 1 (10.5-ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• Gumdrops
• Decorator candy eyes
• Licorice pieces or licorice nibs
• Lollipops
• Decorator sugars, jimmies, sprinkles and/or edible glitter
• Green taffy candy

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
3. Combine all cupcake ingredients except sprinkles in bowl; beat on low speed until combined.
4. Beat at medium speed until well mixed.
5. Stir in sprinkles.
6. Divide batter evenly among paper liners.
7. Bake 18-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool 5 minutes in pan; remove to cooling rack.
9. Cool completely.
10. Combine 1 1/2 cups butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in bowl.
11. Beat on medium speed until creamy.
12. Add marshmallow creme; continue beating until well mixed.
13. Set aside.
14. Lamb Cupcakes: Create lamb faces by, flattening black gumdrops to 1/4-inch thickness, using palm of hand.
15. Poke holes into gumdrops for nostrils.
16. Attach candy eyes and licorice pieces for ears, using frosting to adhere.
17. Set aside.
18. Frost cupcakes, creating mound of frosting in center.
19. Attach 1 lamb face on front 1/3 of each cupcake.
20. Place miniature marshmallows onto cupcakes, pressing into frosting to adhere.
21. Attach licorice pieces or licorice nibs for tails.
22. Flower Cupcakes: Decorate lollipops as flowers.
23. Slice colorful gumdrops and attach onto lollipop using frosting as shown.
24. Frost cupcakes, creating mound of frosting on top of each cupcake.
25. Roll frosted cupcake tops in green sprinkles, jimmies, decorator sugar and/or edible glitter.
26. Shape leaves out of green taffy candy.
27. Wrap green taffy candy around stem of lollipop; push stem into cupcake.

white cake, milk, butter, o lakes eggs, freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest, cake sprinkles, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, marshmallow creme, marshmallows, gumdrops, lollipops, decorator sugars, green taffy

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3445/lamb-flower-orange-cupcakes (may not work)