Oh, just look at my beautiful garden!

I just loved Winnie the Pooh when I was a child, and when I ran across these cupcakes on the Disney Family website I thought they were just adorable! These miniature carrot topped cupcakes were inspired by Rabbit, who was forever working hard to protect his garden from uninvited guest. I would have never guessed the carrots were made out of orange Starbursts and green Twizzlers! Can you just imagine the look on a childs face when they see these? I know I would have loved them!

You'll need: 

Orange Starburst candies (one for each carrot)

Kitchen skewer or toothpick

Kitchen scissors

Green Twizzlers

Batch of chocolate cupcakes

White frosting

Cinnamon sugar

1. With clean hands, knead each Starburst candy and roll it into a mini carrot shape. If the candy is too stiff, you can microwave it for 4 or 5 seconds. But don't overdo it -- the candy will melt if it's overheated.

2. Use the skewer or toothpick to make a hole about 1/4-inch deep in the top of each carrot.

3. Cut 1 1/2-inch lengths from a Twizzler and then snip them in half vertically. Turn each half into a leafy top by cutting fringe in one end.

  

4. Insert the carrot tops into the holes in the carrots. If they don't fit, try trimming the bases a bit to taper them. Or use the skewer tip to gently push them in place.

5. When all the carrots are made (you'll want 2 or 3 per cupcake), frost the cupcakes and sprinkle the centers with cinnamon sugar to resemble a patch of sandy soil.

6. "Plant" the carrots in the cupcakes, leaving 1/4 to 1/2 inch of the orange candy showing.