Critter Cupcakes Recipes

CRAZY CRITTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
• Beat all ingredients except frosting, candies, cookies and decorating gel in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill cups 1/2 full.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Spread with frosting. Decorate with candies to look like butterflies and ladybugs .

JELLY-FILLED CUPCAKES WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin with paper cupcake liners. Gently spray the liners with baking spray and set aside.
• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt over a large piece of paper. In a large bowl, cream the butter and granulated sugar with a hand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, egg yolk and vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Pour in the milk and continue to mix until smooth (the batter may look curdled at first but will smooth out). Pick up the paper with the dry ingredients and gradually pour into the wet ingredients. Continue to mix just until blended.
• Spoon the batter evenly into the prepared tin, filling the cups about three-quarters full. Bake until the tops of the cupcakes spring back to the touch and are not too golden, about 20 minutes. Cool in the tin for 15 minutes, and then allow to cool completely on a wire rack before filling, frosting or decorating.
• Fill a squeeze bottle with the grape jelly and screw on the cap. Carefully insert the tip of the squeeze bottle as far as it will go into the tops of the cupcakes. Gently squeeze about 1 tablespoon jelly inside of each cupcake. Ice the tops of the cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting to cover. Decorate with your favorite candy.
• Beat the peanut butter, butter and cream cheese with a hand or stand mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar and continue to mix until the frosting is smooth. Mix in the milk and continue to mix until it reaches a good spreading consistency.

THE BEST HOMEMADE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners.
• Combine sifted flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Whisk eggs together in a second bowl for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Beat milk, oil, and vanilla extract together in another large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until incorporated. Add the flour mixture in increments, making sure it mixes in well. Fold in eggs. Scoop batter into the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

CRITTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To prepare the cupcakes: Frost each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons of frosting.To make animals: Make a face of any animal you chose on the top of each cupcake. Some simple animals are a mouse, bear, cat or raccoon. To make ears, use any small cookie of your choice and stick into the frosting. To make a nose, use a cookie for a snout or try a gumdrop or jelly bean. To make eyes, use small candies. To make a mouth, use small pieces of licorice whips.

CRITTER CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To prepare the cupcakes: Frost each cupcake with about 2 tablespoons of frosting.To make animals: Make a face of any animal you chose on the top of each cupcake. Some simple animals are a mouse, bear, cat or raccoon. To make ears, use any small cookie of your choice and stick into the frosting. To make a nose, use a cookie for a snout or try a gumdrop or jelly bean. To make eyes, use small candies. To make a mouth, use small pieces of licorice whips.