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Cupcake Pet Parade

Party for a pet lover? Celebrate with cupcakes decorated to look like cats, dogs and bunnies.
Prep Time: 25 min
Total Time: 1 hour 30 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes
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Cupcakes
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Decorations
1container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
1tablespoon chocolate-flavored syrup
About 2 rolls Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack rolls in favorite flavor (from 5-oz box)
24semisweet chocolate chips
16large gumdrops
1tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® pink decorating gel
24miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits
8miniature creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies
1tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel
About 32 small gumdrops
1.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooking rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
2.For cats, stir together 1/2 cup of the frosting and the chocolate syrup. Spread chocolate frosting over tops of 8 cupcakes. Cut small pieces of fruit snack for ears. Cut additional fruit snack into 1x1/4-inch strips for whiskers. Use chocolate chips for nose and eyes. Arrange on frosting to make cat faces.
3.For rabbits, spread half of the remaining vanilla frosting over tops of 8 cupcakes. Flatten large gumdrops with rolling pin; slightly fold and shape to form ears. Use pink gel to make inner ears. Cut fruit snack or flatten gumdrops and cut into 2x1/4-inch strips for whiskers. Use baking bits for eyes and nose. Arrange on frosting to make rabbit faces.
4.For dogs, spread remaining vanilla frosting over tops of remaining 8 cupcakes. Break or cut cookies in half; press 2 halves in each frosted cupcake for ears. Use black gel for spots or streaks on face. Use small gumdrops for eyes and nose. Flatten additional gumdrops for tongue. Arrange on frosting to make dog faces.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions for cupcakes on cake mix box.
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How-To
If you have only one 12-cup muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Then bake the rest of the batter in the cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or 2 minutes to the bake time.
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Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake: Calories 410 (Calories from Fat 210); Total Fat 23g (Saturated Fat 11g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 200mg; Total Carbohydrate 45g (Dietary Fiber 5g, Sugars 24g); Protein 5Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 6%; Iron 2030Exchanges: 1 1/2 Starch; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 4 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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