Monkey Cupcakes Recipe

Monkey Cupcakes Recipe Monkey Cupcakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

Kids‘ eyes will light up when they see these cute jungle goodies. "They never fail to make my grandkids smile, and they’re always a hit at bake sales," says Sandra Seaman of Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

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Monkey Cupcakes Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
  • 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

Directions

  • 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&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. Yield: 2 dozen.

    How-To: Kids' little fingers are just the right size for placing pieces. Cupcake assembly»
  • Give kids creative freedom to ensure that no two monkey faces are the same. Monkey faces»

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 265 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 247 mg sodium, 36 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Monkey Cupcakes in Taste of Home April/May 2007, p45

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Reviewed on Jan. 01, 2013 by mikibunny31

when i first made these everyone loved the,m soo much. ive had to make these many many times again for family and friends. and they always impress them. however they do take time and patience

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2012 by bluetigereyes2

I made these as a treat for a co-worker that was moving away. Everyone LOVED them and had huge smiles when they saw them. I did not give anyone a clue what I was doing before I brought them out, so it was a complete surprise. My kids, of course, had to each 'taste test' one and it met their approval as well

Reviewed on Aug. 09, 2011 by coolbreeze35

I made these for my daughter's 9th birthday. Everyone loved them and thought they were *so* cute!

Reviewed on Jun. 27, 2011 by sbhkc90

I made these for my daughters 13th birthday party. She is a huge monkey fan! These were so easy to make and a huge hit with not only my daughter but her freinds as well. They looked just like the picture in the magazine!

Reviewed on May. 02, 2011 by shirley Borgerding

I made them for the grandchidren and they even had names for them before they ate them

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2010 by ginny3235

I printed this recipe in September, and it has taken me three months to get up the courage to try it. I was afraid the ears would never stay on. Today I made them for a treat for my Sunday School class - of teenagers! My husband helped me and they are so cute we can't believe we did it! I don't like canned frosting, so I made homemade chocolate frosting and the bit needed for the red. The gels are so expensive I didn't want to pay three dollars for about the tablespoon or less of gel needed. I did buy the black gel as I thought it would be more difficult to make. We made half with blue eyes and half with green. They actually didn't take as long as I thought they would. I can see why they would be a hit at a bake sale!

Reviewed on Nov. 09, 2010 by stacywonfor

Loved the recipe! I used mini vanilla wafers for the nose and mouth and I cut more vanilla wafers in half for the ears. My son's daycare is a peanut-free zone. They loved them!!!

Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2010 by SaraMarx

My 5-year-old Grandson watched me do one cupcake and then he took over! Suggestion: use less batter to make a flatter cupcake or the ears may slide down the curved sides.

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2010 by maudnb39

I got this recipe last night and made the cupcakes, they were very easy and my daughter just loved them...We took them this morning for her Pre-K class.

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2010 by JULIEBOLDUC

Loved making these! The kids loved them too

 
 

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