When I saw these mini book cupcakes from FamilyFun.com, I thought they would be a perfect way to kick off your summer reading program (or bribe reward your reluctant reader).

Mini Book Cupcakes
Watch a step-by-step video demonstration of this recipe!

Ingredients:

1. Your favorite cupcake recipe or premade mix
2. White frosting
3. Black gel
4. Fig Newton
5. Small Hershey bar square or Candy Blox
6. Green fruit leather for the leaf
7. Red candy Runts for the apple

Directions:

1. Make the cupcakes and let cool.
2. Spread a layer of white frosting on the cooled cupcakes.
3. Use black gel frosting to decorate a Fig Newton to resemble a schoolbook and place it on top of the cupcake.
4. For a calculator, add gel icing buttons to the smooth side of a small Hershey bar square or Candy Blox. (You can even add an extra piece of candy for the calculator’s display screen.)
5. Finally, use a drop of water to stick a green fruit leather leaf to a red candy Runts apple, and set it in place on the cupcake.
6. Enjoy!

(These would make great bake sale goodies, too!)

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