Nuggets with a Side of Fries Cupcakes

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Today is a very special day at our house! Our oldest son, Andrew, turns 19!

In honor of Andrew’s birthday, I made him his favorite dinner!

Chicken Nuggets and Fries

With a little dessert too! After seeing the fries in the new What’s New Cupcake? book, I knew right away what I wanted to bake for Andrew’s birthday.

They were really very easy too! Here is what you will need…

  1. Cupcakes (baked and frosted with a thin to medium layer of frosting, I baked Chocolate, Andrew’s favorite)
  2. 1 can of white frosting (yes, I said canned frosting, it’s the best for these projects)
  3. 1 pound cake (I couldn’t find pound cake, so I bought an angel food cake in a loaf size, I bought it instead of baking it because I wanted the consistency of store bought)
  4. A Crinkle Cutter (I used my Pampered Chef cutter)
  5. A baggie full of cereal, crushed (I used Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but Corn Flakes would work just fine)

To make the Fries ~ cut pound cake into strips, trim around all the edges, and place on cookie sheet. Preheat broiler, place cookie sheet in oven. Be sure to watch the fries VERY closely. I literally stood at the oven and counted to 10 and kept checking. When one side turns brown, flip them until all sides are brown.

For the nuggets ~ Cut cake into squares, then trim the edges into a circle (of sorts) if they aren’t perfect, that’s better. Crush cereal as fine as possible, place in bowl. Heat a couple scoops of frosting in the microwave for about 20 seconds, spoon frosting over nugget and place on plate, sprinkle with cereal crumbs, gently pat them into the frosting, picking out any larger pieces. Spoon crumbs on the edges. Place in freezer for about 5 minutes to make them easier to handle, then frost the bottom and dip into crumbs.

To Assemble ~ Place a couple fries and nugget on top of frosted cupcake. Tint frosting bright red, frost another cupcake to make it look like ketchup.

Happy Birthday, Andrew! We love you!

I stopped at McDonald’s in our hometown, and the nice gals there gave me the empty containers to display in.

Disclaimer: McDonald’s did not pay me to display their wrappers, but I did receive them for free.