Cute Monkey Cake

Name: Cute Monkey Cake
Prep time: 3 h 35 min
Cook time: 3 h 35 min
Total time: 3 h 35 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 19 grams tube Betty Crocker® brown decorating gel; 2 brown candy-coated chocolate candies; 2 containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting; 1 containers Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting; 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Cute Monkey Cake If you have cake mix, brown candy-coated chocolate candies, rich & creamy chocolate frosting, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Shortening

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Oven

Place paper baking cup in each of 2 regular-size muffin cups.

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Muffin Liners

Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Fill 2 muffin cups about two-thirds full of batter. Divide remaining batter between cake pans.

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Cake Mix

Water

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Muffin Liners

Bake as directed on box for 8-inch rounds and cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Cupcakes

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Oven

For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 minutes to 1 hour or until firm.

On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down.

Spread with 1 cup of the chocolate frosting. Top with second cake layer, rounded side up.

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Chocolate Frosting

Spread

Remove paper liners from cupcakes; trim rounded top off of each cupcake.

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Cupcakes

Place cupcakes at top of cake for ears.

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Cupcakes

Spread thin layer of chocolate frosting over cake and cupcakes to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour.

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Chocolate Frosting

Cupcakes

Spread

In small bowl, place vanilla frosting. Tint with chocolate frosting adding 1/2 teaspoon at a time until desired color is reached for monkey face.

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Chocolate Frosting

Vanilla Frosting

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Bowl

Spread frosting in kidney shape in center of cake for monkey face.

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Frosting

Kidney

Spread

Spread frosting in center of cupcakes for inner ears. Spoon remaining chocolate frosting into decorating bag fitted with grass icing tip (#233 or #133); pipe “fur” on side of cake, on top of cake around face and on cupcakes. With decorating gel, draw mouth, nose and line in inner ears.

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Chocolate Frosting

Decorating Gel