Monkey Cupcakes Recipe

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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.