Gummy Bear Grave Cupcakes

Gummy Bear Grave Cupcakes

My nieces came over to help make a few Gummy Bear Grave Cupcakes.  They didn't turn out as planned (remember, kids made these!), but you'll get the basic idea and you can make them yourself.  With a little time and the right frosting, you can make these a work of art!
We didn't want a huge production with lots of leftovers (and messy hot kitchen), so we only made 2 batches of Chocolate Mug-Cupcakes (See Recipe Here).  It worked great and clean-up was a breeze!  It made 6 small cupcakes.

Spray the sides of the mug with cooking spray, 

then insert a paper cupcake cup into each mug.

Fill 1/2 full with cake batter,  (See Recipe Here) cook in the microwave 

on high for 30 seconds, rotate, then cook another 30 seconds.

We cooked 2 cakes at a time in the microwave so we were done within 5 minutes!

Make the chocolate cupcakes and allow them to cool.  Carve "RIP" in chocolate squares with a toothpick.

 

Cut a square hole in the center of the cupcake, remove the 'plug',

insert a gummy bear (or piece of a gummy worm), then replace the plug.

It's hard to see in this picture, but the plugs are a little higher than the rest of the cake.

Mound up Chocolate Frosting or Chocolate Sauce (we used chocolate chips melted in the microwave) 

over each Gummy Grave

Add green frosting to the outside (this is the grass).

Insert headstones, then place flower sprinkles on the top of each grave. 

Our cakes were still a little warm when we decorated them.  The gummy worms melted as did the bottom of the chocolate headstones.  They tasted awesome!  

If you want to make a large batch of these, use a whole package of cake-mix and make "regular size" cupcakes.  As my sister pointed out, "regulation" size cupcakes might have been easier for the kids to work with.  You can also just buy chocolate and white canned frosting.  We didn't need the whole can, so we made our own vanilla glaze (1 cup powdered sugar, 1 1/2 Tbsp milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla) and melted chocolate chips for the grave area.  We had to be careful with these small cupcakes because they were not very deep.

Eat and Enjoy!