My adorable little nephew (cousin's baby) Kairyn was born on the same day as my husband. So tax day has now become a major birthday celebration in our family! For his first birthday my cousins, Lisa and Jake, threw him a monkey themed party. It was fun to watch all the little ones "help" open the presents, which actually meant rip them all open at record speed. To accompany this party I made some chocolate monkey and banana cupcakes.
I used a Hershey's recipe for both the cake and frosting, because it is dependably delicious and always moist! My sister said it was my best work yet (but really that means Hershey's has a great recipe).
For the middle of the face I used a Nilla Wafer and sliced just the top off. For the ears I used half of a shortbread cookie. I bought the eyes and cupcake tins at Raley's. You can't really see the tins but they are covered in bananas and monkeys. I used a little tube of red gel frosting for the mouth and had tons of fun making the expressions!
For the middle of the face I used a Nilla Wafer and sliced just the top off. For the ears I used half of a shortbread cookie. I bought the eyes and cupcake tins at Raley's. You can't really see the tins but they are covered in bananas and monkeys. I used a little tube of red gel frosting for the mouth and had tons of fun making the expressions!
The bananas are there just to break up the monotony of a million monkey faces. I didn't want it to get creepy! I tinted a bit of fondant yellow. Then used a simple round biscuit cutter and just cut it twice in a half moon shape. I then trimmed off the very end and painted it with a bit of green food coloring and cocoa powder to give it some depth. If you ever have the need for a jungle party, this was fun and not too time consuming! Give it a try!
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