Monkey Cupcakes

By treadinger

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 Nutter Butter cookies

Details

Servings 2
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

Prepare batter and bake according to package directions for cupcakes; cool completely.

Set aside 1/4 cup frosting. Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. With a serrated knife, cut off and discard a fourth of 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 on mouths.

Place 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 cookies; cut each in half. Position one on each side of cupcakes for ears.