Picnic Ant Cupcakes in a Jar

Taking a Picnic or going to a Potluck is one of the best things about Summer. Laying a blanket on the grass and enjoying some Fried Chicken and Potato Salad or when the family gathers and everyone brings their favorite dish – so much fun! Let’s celebrate Summer, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and all those fun Potlucks with these Picnic Ant Cupcakes in a jar.

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The cupcakes are baked right in the jars, you can certainly use regular cupcakes, but I thought with Memorial Day, Fourth of July and the Summer season upon us, these would be perfect for Picnics or Potlucks and fun to serve them in jars. Just add the lid, tie on a fork or spoon and you have a yummy treat!

Picnic Ant Cupcake Supplies

• Cupcakes – baked in jars if you want
• White, Red and Black Frosting
• Bridge Mix or chocolate covered oval shaped candy
• Candy Watermelons – I used Sour Patch brand
• 3 Decorator bags
• Decorator Tips #47 and #4

Directions

1. Bake and cool cupcakes – see tips below
2. Color frosting red and a small amount black
3. Fit one Decorator Bag with #47 tip and one with a #4 tip
4. Fill one bag with white, one with red and the last with black frosting

For the Picnic Tablecloth

1. Using the #47 tip, pipe on white frosting to cover the entire cupcake. Then using the #47 tip, pipe on red squares
2. Run your finger under hot water and gently push down the edge of the frosting
3. Using the #47 tip and the same method as above, repeat with white
4. Gentle push down the edge of the frosting

For the Ants

1. Add an oval piece of candy to the top of the tablecloth and a smaller one for the head
2. Using a #4 round tip, pipe on the legs and eyes of the ant
3. Add the watermelon candy

• I used 4 oz glass jars that are available nearing the canning products in housewares at Walmart or other department stores
• When baking cupcakes in a jar, you MUST USE GLASS JARS. Glass is fine in the oven and won’t shatter, just be sure the jars are glass and not plastic.
• Lightly coat the inside of the jar with cooking spray
• Fill jars about 3/4 full
• You can also do this same design on a regular cupcake
• It’s easiest if you have 2 of the same decorator tip #47 and fill 2 separate bags, one with red frosting and the other with white
• A third bag fitted with a #4 tip is filled with black or chocolate frosting for the ants