Mouse Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

Cupcakes (any flavor) 

Swiss Meringue Buttercream for Cupcake Decorating

Chocolate candy wafers, such as Necco 

Chocolate Frosting for Cupcake Decorating

Black licorice rounds 

Black licorice laces, cut into 1 1/2-inch lengths 

Chocolate-covered sunflower seeds 

Pastry bag 

Small plain round pastry tip 

Preparation

Frost tops of cupcakes with buttercream. For ears, make 2 small horizontal slits with a paring knife in top of 1 cupcake, just above paper liner, and then insert a wafer halfway into each slit.

For nose, pipe chocolate frosting in an oval shape over lower half of cupcake, and spread smoothly; place a licorice round in the center.

For whiskers, insert 3 licorice laces into frosting on each side of nose. For eyes, place 2 sunflower seeds directly above nose.