Monkey Cupcakes Recipe

by Jasee
(Texas,USA)

Monkey Cupcakes Recipe

Kids‘ eyes will light up when they see these cute jungle goodies. "They never fail to make my grand kids smile, and they’re always a hit at bake sales".Here is one my favourite recipe,try it,you will love it.

* 24 Servings

* Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling


Ingredients:-

* 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
* 1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
* 24 vanilla wafers
* Black and red decorating gel
* 48 pastel blue and/or green milk chocolate M&M's
* 12 peanut butter cream-filled sandwich cookies

Directions:-

* Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool completely on wire racks.

* Set aside 1/4 cup frosting. Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. With a serrated knife, cut off and discard a fourth from each vanilla wafer. Place a wafer on each cupcake, with the rounded edge of wafer near edge of cupcake, for face. Add dots of black gel for nostrils. With red gel, pipe a mouth on each.

* Place M&M's above wafers for eyes; add dots of black gel for pupils. Using reserved frosting and a #16 star tip, pipe hair. Carefully separate sandwich cookies; cut each in half. Position one on each side of cupcakes for ears.

Yield:- 2 dozen.