Kitty Cat Cupcakes
It's oh so easy to make these sweet treats, no specialized cake decorating talent required.
Equipment
- muffin tin
- 16 paper cupcake liners
Ingredients
- 1 box cake mix, plus the ingredients listed on the box to make the batter any flavor
- 1 can chocolate frosting
- 1 container chocolate sprinkles
- 32 Hershey's kisses
- 32 candy eyes
- 16 red M&Ms
- 1 box chocolate covered Pocky sticks
Instructions
- Start by placing paper cupcake liners in a muffin tin. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to the temperature listed on the box of cake mix you are using.
- Make cake batter according to the package directions.
- Scoop batter into the paper cupcake liners.
- Bake cupcakes until a toothpick inserted into the center of each one comes out clean.
- Cool cupcakes to room temperature.
- Once cupcakes have cooled, use a spatula and frost the top of each cupcake with a generous layer of chocolate frosting.
- Dip each frosted cupcake into the chocolate sprinkles to cover the entire top of each cupcake.
- Place two Hershey's Kisses onto each cupcake as the "ears".
- Add candy eyes, and a red M&M for a nose.
- Snap Pocky sticks in half and push into the cupcakes to create 'whiskers".
- OPTIONAL: Dip the raw end of the Pocky stick in the chocolate frosting to cover the raw edge.
- Place cupcakes in the refrigerator for a couple hours to allow the frosting to set up.