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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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I made these sweet cupcakes for my daughter's first birthday (there was a jungle theme)!! They were a hit!! Use your favorite cupcake mix/recipe to make these! The decorations are listed below - just adjust the quantity of decorations to cover the amount of cupcakes you are making. Ingredients:
24 cupcakes, premade |
1 (14 ounce) bag flaked coconut |
1 (16 ounce) container chocolate frosting (or caramel frosting) |
96 pieces thin black licorice (approx 3/4-inch) |
48 small white gumdrops |
48 brown miniature m&m's chocolate candies (or brown reeses pieces) |
pink icing |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Toast coconut on a cookie sheet in a single layer for 6-10 minutes until lightly brown (stir coconut every 2-3 minutes while toasting).
3. Frost cupcakes with frosting.
4. Roll edges of cupcake in toasted coconut to make the lion's mane .
5. Place 2 gum drops side by side in the lower/middle of the cupcake.
6. Place 2 licorice whiskers on each side tucked partially under the gum drops to adhere.
7. Place 2 m&m eyes above the gumdrops.
8. Place a dab of pink icing below eyes and above the gumdrops to make the nose .
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