Paw Print Cupcake Cake
A paw print-shaped display for delicious cupcakes.
Ingredients
- 15 oz yellow cake mix prepared according to package directions
- 6 sticks unsalted butter softened
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tspn vanilla extract
- 1/2 tspn kosher salt
- 2 lb powdered sugar
- 1/4 tspn food coloring golden yellow
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips melted and slightly cooled
- 3/4 cup dark cocoa powder
Instructions
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Place brown cupcake liners into two 12-cup cupcake baking pans. Evenly distribute the cupcake batter into the liners and bake according to the package instructions. Cool completely.
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In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream the butter until smooth. Add milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix well.
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Sift in the powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
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Divide the frosting evenly into two bowls.
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Add the golden yellow food coloring to one bowl and mix well. Add the cooled melted chocolate and cocoa powder to the other bowl and mix well.
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Arrange the cupcakes in the shape of a paw.
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Scoop the yellow frosting onto each cupcake and evenly spread the frosting, filling in the spaces between the cupcakes.
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Fill a piping back with the chocolate frosting and fit a star shaped tip to it. Draw the outline of the paw.