How to Make a Puppy Out of a Cupcake
Honor man's best friend with easy-to-make puppy cupcakes for a birthday party, classroom treat or just a Sunday afternoon activity. Decorating the cupcakes with cookies and candies instead of elaborate icing cuts down on time and makes the dessert simple enough for children to take part. Create a variety of combinations or match a certain breed by switching out the flavor and color of the icing and candy. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 1 Cupcake
- 1 Peanut-shaped cookie, such as Nutter Butter
- 1 Round wafer cookie
- Chocolate frosting
- Black gel icing
- 1 Brown round candy
- 1 Miniature marshmallow
Instructions
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Ice the top of the cupcake with brown frosting.
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Separate the peanut-shaped cookie and place one half on each side of the cupcake to create the ears.
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Cut the marshmallow in half and place between the ears to create the eyes. Use the black gel icing to make small dots in the center of the marshmallows.
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Place a small amount of gel icing onto the back of the round brown candy. Position the candy in the center of the cupcake to create the nose.
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Spread a small amount of icing onto the back of the wafer cookie. Place the cookie on the bottom half of the cupcake to create the mouth.
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Use the black gel icing to draw the dog's mouth on the wafer cookie using the black gel icing. Make two "J" shapes back-to-back.
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