Super Mario Piranha Plant Cookie Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with a royal icing sugar cookie top and candy corn teeth.

The Piranha Plants are the large, carnivorous plants encountered throughout the Mario series. Here’s how to turn these plants into a treat you can munch on!

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Step 1: Assemble the Ingredients

Ingredients:

    Sugar cookie dough
    12 chocolate cupcakes
    M&Ms
    White frosting
    Red, green, and brown food coloring
    1/4 pound candy corn
    1 tablespoon meringue powder
    2 cups powdered sugar
    2 teaspoons lemon juice

Equipment:

    Lollipop sticks
    Cookie cutter with a point bit (or a knife)
    Sealable plastic bags
    Leaf tip for frosting (optional)

Because the royal icing will take a couple of hours to set, I did the cookies one day and put everything together the next.

De Luca says: Feb 24, 2013. 7:10 AM

That's incrEDIBLE!!!!

EducationSmellsSweet says: Nov 12, 2012. 5:19 PM

What a wonderful idea!

alopez40 says: Sep 10, 2012. 9:48 PM

this is such an awesome idea! i love it! im gonna make these for my boy's birthday party, how soon in advance do you think they should be made prior to party? thanks : D

snackordie (author) in reply to alopez40Sep 11, 2012. 5:19 AM

Thanks! I took two days - one day was baking the cookies, letting them cool, baking cupcakes, putting the royal icing on and then letting it harden overnight. Day two was putting everything together. The biggie is giving the royal icing enough time to harden. You could do them a couple of days in advance and they'll be just peachy - the only thing is that if you're using royal icing for the dots the red might bleed after a couple of days. I used white frosting to avoid that issue. Hope that helps! :)

Reed_Sky_Born says: Apr 5, 2012. 1:38 AM

in the pic the teeth look so realistic

snackordie (author) in reply to Reed_Sky_BornSep 11, 2012. 5:13 AM

Thanks! The toofers are my fav. part. :)

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canida says: Mar 26, 2012. 6:16 PM

Oooh, these are awesome!

snackordie (author) in reply to canidaSep 11, 2012. 5:13 AM

Thanks canida!

bajablue says: Mar 24, 2012. 7:47 AM

Snackordie, is there a reason these cupcakes aren't entered in the Game/Life contest?

They also qualify for Scoochmaroo's Finger Food Challenge. (The prizes are fantastic!;-)

Just copy and paste the addy for this Ible in the comment section... and good luck!!!

snackordie (author) in reply to bajablueMar 26, 2012. 7:27 AM

Thanks for the heads up bajablue!! :)

bajablue in reply to snackordieMar 26, 2012. 7:31 AM

You're so very welcome. ;-)