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 Sep. 20, 2010 by phyllis ford

I made these for my grandson for his 1st birthday. Everyone loved them and even took pictures of them. Will definetly make again.

Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2010 by mslynn1

I made them for my son's 4th birthday party. Everyone thought they were so cute!! The only thing I shouldn't have done is put the peanut butter cookies on the cupcakes the night before. They were soggy in the morning, so I put new ones on.

Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2010 by NiseyNisey

These were easy to make and each one had a personality. I made some with peanut butter frosting and they looked like lambs.

Reviewed on Sep. 15, 2010 by jules520

I made these for my 4 year olds birthday last year. I did them using mini cupcakes and smaller versions of everything. They were a HUGE hit! Everyone loved them - including the adults. They are almost as much fun to make as they are to eat and they are super simple to make!

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2010 by Littleannie28

OMG! I love to make special treats for my daughters class in school when it's her birthday and how adorable are these cupcakes!!! We made them for her 7th birthday and the whole class plus the teachers loved them!! They were so easy to make and way too cute to eat! Excellent recipe!

Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2010 by annieb314

These were so simple to make and so cute! I made them for my daughter to take to school on her 7th birthday. Everyone loved them.

Reviewed on Oct. 02, 2009 by farmgirl54

I made these for my little girl's 38th birthday! It was an instant hit. She loves Curious George and my "little monkey" loved the gag birthday cupcakes!

Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2009 by msb1805

We made these for my son's 3rd birthday party. They were easy enough for my 11 year old to help, and they were so adorable. A big hit at the party for both the kids and adults. My son loved them!

Reviewed on Sep. 01, 2009 by GreenCatHat

I'm just a big kid at heart and I love monkeys and such so when I decided to have a jungle like house warming party these and the cookies were a big hit along with the other stuff of course. :o)

Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2009 by karimichelle68

I made these for my daughter's birthday, and they were a hit! When I posted the pictures, everyone asked how to make them! They were fun and easy to make!

 
 

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