Recipe Swap Monday

This little gem showed up in my mailbox compliments of Family Fun magazine. It was just too cute not to share. We'll be making these this week for Dad :D Since no one at my house is a fan of coconut, I plan on substituting the coconut flakes for green jimmies instead. They should look like grass, I think. I'll post pics here after we make them. Here's the recipe:


These sweet lawn mower cupcakes are a cut-above choice for Father's Day.
RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
Chocolate-frosted cupcakes
Coconut, flaked
Green food coloring
Hershey's Nuggets
M&M's
Frosting
Black licorice laces
1. For each cupcake, mix a handful of flaked coconut with a few drops of green food coloring. Press a chocolate-frosted cupcake into the coconut to cover.

2. The mower is made with a dark chocolate Hershey's Nuggets body, brown M&M's wheels, and a red M&M's engine, held in place with dabs of frosting.

3. Shape the handle from a piece of black licorice lace, then insert the ends into the cupcake.