BAKER'S ONE BOWL Flower Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 0.5 tsp baking soda 
• 6 Tbsp butter 
• 2  eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour 
• 3 drops food coloring 
• 0.8 cup granulated sugar 
• 12 small round candies 
• 12  marshmallows jet-puffed
• 4 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate 
• 0.3 cup colored sugar assorted ( colors)
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 0.8 cup water 
• 1.5 cups cool whip whipped topping thawed

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• wire rack
• blender
• toothpicks
• microwave
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine flour and baking soda. Microwave chocolate and butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted; stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
3. Add granulated sugar and vanilla; beat with mixer until blended. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
4. Add flour mixture alternately with water, mixing well after each addition.
5. Spoon into 12 paper-lined muffin cups.
6. Bake 19 to 21 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 min.; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
7. Tint COOL WHIP with food coloring; spread onto cupcakes.
8. Cut each marshmallow crosswise into 5 pieces with kitchen shears to resemble flower petals; press cut sides in colored sugar. Arrange 5 petals, sugar sides up, on top of each cupcake to resemble flower; fill center with candy.