These are the freakin cutest cupcakes I think I have ever seen.  They are the ideal treat for a 4th of July BBQ.  And they are so easy.. nothing more than a box of cake mix, jelly beans, eggs, and milk!  Kids will absolutely LOVE them.  So put your apron on, and get bakin’ girl.   I got this recipe from Martha Stewart’s website.

Ingredients:

• Vanilla Frosting
• Yellow liquid food coloring
• 24 Vanilla Cupcakes baked in white paper liners
• 3 1/2 cups small yellow, cream, or white jelly beans, such as Jelly Belly
• 4 pieces yellow fruit chews, such as Laffy Taffys or Starbursts
• 1 tablespoon black decorating sugar
• 1 tablespoon white decorating sugar
• 8 sets of corn holders (optional)

Directions:

1. Color the frosting pale yellow with food coloring.
2. Working with 3 cupcakes at a time, frost cupcakes with yellow frosting. Arrange 5 rows of jelly beans, close together, on each cupcake. Place the 3 cupcakes side by side on a corn dish or serving platter to resemble an ear of corn. Repeat process with remaining cupcakes, frosting, and jelly beans.
3. Cut the fruit chews into eight 1-inch squares. Soften the edges slightly by hand so that they look like melted butter. Place 1 square on top of each ear of corn. Sprinkle with sugars. Insert a corn holder in the end of each ear of corn, if using. Serve.