Need to take a plate to an Australia Day party tomorrow but are running out of time fast? Well we have just the thing for you!
The clever home bakers at the Woolies/Coles Mudcake Hacks Facebook have come up with the clever idea of turning pre-made chocolate mud cupcakes into these adorable koala treats.
That’s right, using the $3.50 Choc Mud Cupcakes - available at both Coles and Woolworths - and an array of sweets and decorating items from the cake and lollies aisles, they’re so easy to make.
Home baker Bianca shared her take on the Koala cupcakes to the Facebook group a couple of weeks ago, sharing all the supermarket products you need for the Australia Day treats.
Starting with a mud cake, Bianca then covered it with grey-coloured icing, shredded coconut and then used caramel-coated sultanas for the nose, marshmallows for the ears and finished them off with a pair of edible eyes!
Using these items, Bianca created ...
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... these amazing cupcakes!
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Bianca wrote: ‘With Australia day coming up I just wanted to share another easy peasy cupcake hack 🐨🐨🐨’
Fellow member Kate then posted her take on treat, revealing: ‘Koala Mini mud cake hack for Australia Day “bring a plate” at work. So quick and easy.
‘Used 1 drop black gel to 1 tub Betty Crocker to get this shade of grey. So quick and easy - and no-one noticed the flags are all printed back to front until I pointed it out 🙄😆🇦🇺’
Kate's Koala Cupcakes are awesome too!
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A close-up of Kate's Australia Day treats!
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Kate used these items to make her cupcakes!
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Ha! The koala cupcakes went down a treat with the other Woolies/Coles Mudcake Hacks Facebook members too!
‘How cute!’ wrote one. Said another: ‘I’m so trying this!’
Added another: ‘Australia Day BBQ snacks!’
Too right! And for more amazing ideas, make sure you’re following the Woolies/Coles Mudcake Hacks Facebook group - you’ll love it!
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