JUNGLE ANIMAL CUPCAKES
Lions and tigers, oh my! Create a jungle of decorating activities by making kids' favorite animals.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Decorate cupcakes to make 6 lions, 6 tigers, 6 monkeys and 6 zebras.
- In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup chocolate frosting with black food color to make black frosting. Place in resealable plastic freezer bag; cut small tip off 1 corner of bag. Use black frosting to decorate lions, tigers, monkeys and zebras (steps 3 through 7).
- Lions and Tigers: In medium bowl, mix 1 cup vanilla frosting with enough yellow and red food colors to make orange. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon orange frosting with 3 tablespoons white vanilla frosting to make lighter orange for muzzles. Frost 12 cupcakes with darker orange frosting. For muzzle, spread or pipe small circle of lighter orange frosting on each cupcake.
- For lions, place caramel corn around edges of cupcakes for mane. For eyes, add brown baking bits. For whiskers, break about 1/2-inch pieces off each end of pretzel sticks and insert in cupcakes. For ears, add cereal pieces. Using black frosting, pipe on mouth and nose.
- For tigers, use black frosting to pipe on stripes, nose and mouth. For eyes, add brown baking bits. For ears, add gumdrop halves.
- Monkeys: Frost 6 cupcakes with chocolate frosting. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon chocolate frosting and 2 tablespoons vanilla frosting to make light brown. For muzzle, spread or pipe circle of light brown on each cupcake that starts in middle and extends to edge; pipe small tuft of hair on opposite edge. For each eye, attach brown baking bit to marshmallow half with frosting; place on cupcakes. With black frosting, pipe on nose and mouth. For ears, add mints.
- Zebras: Cut small horizontal slit in top of 6 cupcakes near edge of paper cup. Insert edge of vanilla wafer cookie into each slit to create elongated face, adding small amount of vanilla frosting to cookie before inserting to help stick. Frost cupcakes with vanilla frosting. For muzzles, frost cookies with black frosting. With black frosting, pipe on stripes and mane. Add brown baking bits for nostrils and eyes. For ears, add black gumdrop halves, cut sides down.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 290, Carbohydrate 43 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cupcake (Cake and Frosting Only), Sodium 240 mg, Sugar 31 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g
BABY ANIMAL CUPCAKES
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield Makes 24 cupcakes. (12 chickies and 12 bunnies)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line the muffin cups with the paper cupcake liners. Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions, divide the batter between the cups. Bake for 21-25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 2. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely. To decorate, use the photo as a guide: For Bunny
- 3. Tint vanilla frosting light pink and frost the top of the cupcake.
- 4. Cut a marshmallow in half crosswise and squeeze the sides to make ears. Dip the sticky cut edges in pink sugar crystals and attach as the ears.
- 5. Cut a STARBURST® Fruit Chew diagonally and arrange as the bow tie.
- 6. Use M&M'S® Brand Chocolate Candies for the eyes and button, a STARBURST® Brand Jellybean for the nose, and chocolate sprinkles for the whiskers. For Chickie
- 7. Tint vanilla frosting a pale yellow and frost the top of the cupcake.
- 8. Use STARBURST® Brand Jellybeans for the rooster comb and beak and M&M'S® Brand Minis Chocolate Candies for the eyes.
BARN CAKE WITH FARM ANIMAL CUPCAKES
Bake up a delicious red barn and fun-to-decorate animals.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 4h45m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan. Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour 2 1/4 cups batter into square pan; divide remaining batter among muffin cups. Bake yellow cupcakes 15 to 20 minutes and yellow square pan 20 to 26 minutes) OR devil's food cupcakes 18 to 23 minutes and devil's food square pan 21 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze square cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
- In small bowl, tint 1 cup of the frosting with red liquid food color to make pink frosting. In medium bowl, tint 1 1/2 cups of the frosting with red gel or paste food color to make desired color of red frosting for barn; set aside. Reserve remaining white frosting. Decorate square cake to make barn (step 3); decorate cupcakes to make 4 chicks, 4 sheep and 4 pigs (steps 4, 5, 6).
- Barn: Trim 1 side of square cake to form roof of barn; place cake near top of tray with roof at top of tray. Spread thin layer of red frosting over entire cake to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes. Frost sides and top of cake with remaining red frosting. Make vertical lines on top of cake to look like boards (use spatula or toothpick).For window, break 2 pretzel sticks in half; place near top of cake in square shape.For shutters, place 1-inch-square piece of graham cracker on each side of window.For sides and top of doorway, place 3 pretzel sticks near bottom of cake. For doors, place 2 1/2x1-inch graham cracker rectangle on each side of doorway.For roof, arrange eight 2 1/2 x1-inch graham cracker rectangles on top edge of cake, overlapping to form barn roof shape. For hay, place 1/2 cup of the coconut in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add 2 drops yellow liquid food color; seal bag and shake to mix. Place small amount of yellow coconut at bottom of window and doorway (reserve remaining yellow coconut to decorate chick cupcakes). For grass, place remaining 1 cup coconut in resealable food-storage plastic bag. Add 2 drops green liquid food color; seal bag and shake to mix. Scatter green coconut on bottom half of tray. Decorate cupcakes and arrange on coconut grass.
- Chicks: Frost 4 cupcakes with white frosting. Top with reserved yellow coconut. For eyes, add M&M's™ minis brown chocolate candies. Cut orange gumdrops to look like beaks; place on cupcakes.
- Sheep: Frost 4 cupcakes with white frosting. For muzzle, spread 1/2 teaspoon pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add M&M's™ minis red chocolate candy for nose. For eyes, add M&M's™ minis brown chocolate candies. For ears, add white gumdrop halves, cut sides down. Place marshmallow halves on face for wool.
- Pigs: Frost 4 cupcakes with pink frosting. For snout, spread additional 1 teaspoon pink frosting in small circle on each cupcake; add M&M's™ minis red chocolate candy for nostrils. For eyes, add M&M's™ minis brown chocolate candies. For ears, cut 8 small triangles from fruit snack; place on cupcakes. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 30 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only), Sodium 260 mg, Sugar 34 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g
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