Graduation Cupcakes with Chocolate Graham Cracker mortarboard hat.

American Cuisine

Bake cupcakes according to box directions. No cupcake wrappers needed, but grease and flour the muffin tins.

Remove cupcakes from oven and let cool completely. Then remove from the tins.

Turn each cake upside down on a foil-lined cookie sheet.

Color frosting with food coloring, usually the school colors.

Spread frosting on the cupcake sides and some on top, careful, it might get "crummy".

Frost the gram cracker and stick on top of the cupcake.

The entire masterpiece should now be entirely frosted.

Tie licorice strings into tassels and use frosting to attach to the caps.

Mix together. Pour in a 9x13 cake pan.

Take 1 small size strawberry Jell and sprinkle on top of unbaked cake.

Needs nofrosting. (May use vanilla cake mix and lemon Jell).

Take a knife and run through cake like marbleized.

Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Pour 1 1/4 cup boiling water 1 cup oatmeal and let stand 20 minutes.

Cream 1/2 cup margarine, 1 cup brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar.

Add the above oatmeal and 2 eggs (well beaten) and 1 tsp vanilla.

Sift and add 1 1/3 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 tsp cinnamon.

Bake in lightly greased and floured 9/12 pan for 30 - 35 minutes at 350 degrees.