Mice Cupcakes

“During a visit several years ago, we let our 3-year-old grandson, Robert, help trim some two dozen of these Mice Cupcakes I was making for a party. It was quite a project…but he enjoyed every minute!”

SERVINGS

24

CATEGORY

Dessert

METHOD

Baked

PREP

45 min.

COOK

20 min.

TOTAL

65 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 package (18-1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
  • 2 cans (16 ounces each) vanilla frosting
  • 48 vanilla wafers
  • Red-hot candies, red gumdrops and red shoestring licorice

DIRECTIONS

Prepare cake batter and bake according to package directions for cupcakes, using foil- or paper-lined muffin tins. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
    Frost cupcakes generously with vanilla frosting. For ears, position two vanilla wafers on each cupcake. Add red-hots for eyes and gumdrops for noses. Insert short pieces of licorice for whiskers and longer pieces for tails. Yield: 2 dozen.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Nov 19, 2008

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