Cupcake Pet Parade

Party for a pet lover? Celebrate with cupcakes decorated to look like cats, dogs and bunnies.

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Prep Time 25 min
Total Time 1 hr 30 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

Cupcakes

1: box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

: Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Decorations

1: container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

1: tablespoon chocolate-flavor syrup

: About 2 rolls Betty Crocker® Fruit Roll-Ups® chewy fruit snack rolls in favorite flavor (from 5-oz box)

24: semisweet chocolate chips

16: large gumdrops

1: tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® pink decorating gel

24: miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

8: miniature creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies

1: tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black decorating gel

: About 32 small gumdrops

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Directions

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 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans 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. Store loosely covered.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 190
Calories from Fat: 80),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 9g; 9%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 1g 1% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 180mg; 180%;
Total Carbohydrate: 28g; 28%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 18g 18% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 4%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;