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May 22, 2015 · 1 Comment

Graduation Cap Cupcakes

Cakes & Pies· Holidays

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Today was the last day of school for my kids. My son “graduated” 3rd grade and my daughter “graduated” 6th grade. No cap and gown, but in the spirit of the season, I thought it would be fun to make these adorable Graduation Cap Cupcakes. No baking necessary. I used all store bought ingredients for this one, so it’s super easy!

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Graduation Cap Cupcakes are actually little brownies turned upside down. Then topped with a chocolate bar and candy. Yum!

Candy

Do your kids like Little Bites as much as mine? They go crazy for them! They are also big fans of M&Ms, Air Heads and Ghiradelli Squares. I chose the Dark Chocolate Squares with Raspberry but you could pick whatever flavor you like best.

Decorating

I melted 1/4 cup of semisweet chocolate chips and poured them into a resealable plastic bag, cut a tiny corner off and “glued” the chocolate bar to the upside down brownie to create the cap.

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Then I cut strips of candy for the tassles.

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Then “glued” the tassle and M&M on top.

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And that’s all there is to it!

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Now go make some Graduation Cap Cupcakes for your favorite graduate!

Print Recipe

Graduation Cap Cupcakes

Servings: 20 cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 20 Mini round brownies such as Entenmann's Little Bites
  • 20 Chocolate squares such as Ghiradelli Chocolate Squares
  • 20 M&M's chocolate candies
  • 2 Air Heads Sour Candy
  • 1/4 cup Semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Cut the Air Heads into narrow strips about 1 1/2" long. You'll need 20 strips. Set aside.
  • In a small microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips on high for 1 minute. Pour into a resealable plastic bag. Cut a tiny corner from the bag.
  • Place all the brownie bites on a tray. Turn upside down.
  • Squeeze a little bit of melted chocolate on the top of each brownie. Place a chocolate square on top.
  • Use the melted chocolate to "glue" 1 Air Head strip and 1 M&M candy on top of each chocolate square.

Notes

Recipe by Lise Ode
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  1. Claudia @Breakfast Drama Queen says

    May 24, 2015 at 1:36 am

    These are so cute! I wish I’d made these for my graduation!

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