Pink Cookie Monster Cupcakes Recipe (Vanilla)

I made these little cuties for my daughters best friends 5th birthday. The traditional blue cookie monsters use the same recipe however, you would use blue food colouring/icing & mini chocolate chip cookies instead.

Ingredients: (makes 12)

1 box of Vanilla Cupcake Mix (click here for a homemade recipe) 

Shredded coconut

Pink food colouring

White chocolate buttons

Black or dark chocolate writing gel (icing)

Mini cookies (pink 100s&1000s go nicely with this version)

Steps:

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1. [Follow on pack/website directions] Bake cupcakes & let them cool off.

Filling them approximately 1/2 full will make them rise to just under or just to the top of the case, which is best for this type of cupcake as the decorating will sit more secure. Cool before the next step.

2. Frost cupcakes.

If you have opted for a cupcake kit, use included icing and add pink food colouring until you get the desired colour. Don't worry too much about the neatness of the icing as it will be covered up in the next step anyway.

3. Tint coconut & roll in coconut.

Tint the coconut (shredded) by adding a few drops of pink food colouring, mix it around with a spoon until most of the coconut is covered, then; dip and twist the frosted cupcakes.

4. Add eyes.

Use some icing or the icing gel underneath the button so it can stick nicely to the cupcake. It also helps to practice making the dots for pupils a couple of times before applying them to the buttons. The 'googlier' the better!

5. Cut mouth shape with knife & insert mini cookie.

Cut line horizontally about 3/4 through the cupcake where you want the mouth to be so you can insert a cookie. This is why only filling the cases with batter 1/2 full is important. I found with a higher rise, the cupcakes fall apart when trying to put in the cookies.This way, they'll sit firmly and won't fall apart.

Enjoy :)