Monkey Cupcakes - 10 Jul 2012

1 Pkg Chocolate Cake Mix (18-1/4 oz)
1 Can Chocolate Frosting (16 oz)
24 Vanilla Wafers
48 Pastel Blue and/or Green M&M's
12 Nutter Butter Cookies

Prepare batter and bake according to pkg directions for cupcakes.
Cool completely.
Set aside 1/4 cup of frosting.
Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting.
Using a serated knife, cut off 1/4 of each vanilla wafer (put aside the 1/4's to nibble on as you decorate the cupcakes)
Place a wafer on each cupcake, with the rounded edge of wafer near edge of cupcake, for face.
Add dots of black piping gel for nostrils.
Using red piping gel, pipe on mouths.
Place M&M's above wafers for the eyes.
Add dots of black gel for pupils.
Using reserved frosting and a #16 star tip, pipe wave of hair above the eyes.
Carefully seperate the Nutter Butter cookies, cut each in half.
Position one on each side of cupcakes for the ears.

They look too cute to eat!

How sweet he is Thanks again for another recipe