CAT CUPCAKES

Cat Cupcakes image

Provided by RecipeNut

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 12 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup chocolate chips
6 thin pretzel twists, loops broken off (loops will resemble candy canes)
1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles (sprinkles)
1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
green food coloring paste (icing)
12 unfrosted cupcakes
1 1/2 cups canned milk chocolate frosting
12 chocolate Hershey chocolate kisses
1 package yellow decorating frosting

Steps:

Line a baking sheet with wax paper.
Melt chocolate chips in a small bowl in microwave as bag directs.
For cat's tails, dip pretzel loops in chocolate, remove excess, place on lined baking sheet and sprinkle with Jimmies.
Refrigerate until needed.
Spoon 1 Tbsp vanilla frosting into a small ziptop bag; set aside.
Tint rest grass-green with the food color.
Frost top of cupcakes with green frosting.
For each cupcake: Insert a tail into frosting at top right, letting part of tail extend over the side.
Reserve 1 tsp chocolate frosting.
Spoon rest into a small ziptop bag.
Snip 1/4inch off corner and pipe cat's body (like a large"C") and legs.
Press point of chocolate Kiss into frosting for head.
Snip tiny tip off corner of bag with vanilla frosting- pipe whiskers.
Pipe eyes with yellow icing Dip a toothpick into reserved chocolate frosting; use to make cat's ears.