Easy Cute Fish Cupcakes

Your favorite cupcake mix. You can use a cake mix or make them them from scratch with your own recipe.
Buttercream frosting in a piping bag with a large cut tip
M&M’s candy various colors
Rainbow candy strips cut into triangles for the tail fin
Sugar decorating eyes

Bake cupcakes per recipe and cool completely. These would be nice if you did them in different colored cupcake liners and then you could match them up with the colored M & M's. You may even want to use these Fish Themed Cupcake liners.
Pipe the buttercream frosting on each cupcake in a smooth, flat swirl. You may want to practice first so you get it right.
Sort the M & M's into colors, that is, if you want them the look like ours, but experiment and see how you like them best. Then begin laying down the M & M’s on one side of the cupcake, allow them to overlap just a little. There really is no right or wrong way to do them.
Leave an oval shape section uncovered on the opposite side of the cupcake so you can add a face of the fish to it.
Place a sugar eye on the face and squeeze a little colored frosting to make a mouth.
Add the rainbow candy tail on the back of the fish, wide side out, so it looks like the fishes tail fin.

Always leave the cupcakes to cool completely before adding the frosting and decoration. The longer the better. If the cupcakes are too hot the frosting will melt and create a big mess.

If children are helping, make sure they are supervised when using a stand or hand mixer.

Make sure you store the cupcakes in an airtight container to ensure maximum freshness.

If you are making these cupcakes for an event or special occasion, a great tip is to make the cakes a day before. If you leave the frosting till the last moment they will look amazing and taste like perfection. It will save you a lot of time when preparing for the party.