How To Make Jungle Animal Cupcakes

Jungle animal cupcakes are always fun to make. Watch this video to see how Liv Hansen did hers.

You will need...

• 24 cupcakes

• 1 1/4 cups Betty CrockerR Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting (from 1-lb container)

• 2 1/2 cups Betty CrockerR Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting (from two 1-lb containers)

• 1 1/2 cups caramel popcorn

• 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolates

• 12 pretzel sticks

• 12 pieces CheeriosR cereal (any flavor)

• 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolates

• 12 orange chewy fruit-flavored gumdrops (not sugar coated), cut in half crosswise, top halves discarded

• 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolates

• 6 miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise, pieces flattened

• 12 small round chocolate-covered creamy mints

• 6 round vanilla wafer cookies

• 24 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits

• 6 black chewy licorice-flavored gumdrops (not sugar coated), cut in half vertically

• Black food coloring

• Yellow food coloring

• Red food coloring

Prepare Frostings

• In small bowl, mix 1/2 cup chocolate frosting with black food coloring to make black frosting. Place in resealable food-storage plastic freezer bag; cut small tip off 1 bottom corner of bag. You will use black frosting to decorate lions, tigers, monkeys and zebras.

• For Lion and Tiger Cupcakes: In medium bowl, mix 1 cup vanilla frosting with enough yellow and red food colors to make orange. In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon orange frosting with 3 tablespoons white vanilla frosting to make lighter orange for muzzles.

• For Monkey Cupcakes: In small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon chocolate frosting and 2 tablespoons vanilla frosting to make light brown.

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