Jungle Animal Cupcakes

Name: Jungle Animal Cupcakes
Prep time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 45 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix or 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix; Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box; 1 1/4 cups from 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting; Black food color; 2 1/2 cups from 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting; Yellow and red food color; 1 1/2 cups caramel popcorn; 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits; 12 pretzel sticks; 12 pieces Cheerios™ cereal (any flavor); 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits; 12 orange chewy fruit-flavored gumdrops (not sugar coated), cut in half crosswise, top halves discarded; 12 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits; 6 miniature marshmallows, cut in half crosswise, pieces flattened; 12 small round chocolate-covered creamy mints; 6 round vanilla wafer cookies; 24 brown miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits; 6 black chewy licorice-flavored gumdrops (not sugar coated), cut in half vertically

Ingredients:18
Servings:24

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 05/20/2022

Jungle Animal Cupcakes

Ingredients:18
Servings:24

Lions and tigers, oh my! Create a jungle of decorating activities by making kids' favorite animals.

More About This Recipe

Animal-themed foods make back-to-school time fun!

When August starts drawing to a close, kids may get anxious at the thought of heading back to school. So put a little pep in their steps with animal-themed lunches, dinners and after-school snacks!

To see recipes, click on title or photo.

1. Panda Bread

Any old sandwich can go from a disappointing "aww" to a pumped up "AWWW!" when it's made with Panda Bread. Basic white bread becomes a real treat when slices look like pandas! Just imagine lunchbox sammies made with this!

2. Jungle Animal Cupcakes (Featured!)

Lunchbox desserts don't get any cooler than this for young ones! Cute animal faces peek up at your kiddo for a real day brightener. You could also make these into a super fun after-school project, letting the kids put the faces on themselves when they get home!

3. Ominous Flaky Owls

Owls are so "in" again! So this is another fun sweet treat for your kids, made from crescent dough, chocolate stars, cinnamon and sugar. The only prob? They're so cute your children may not want to eat 'em. (Jk! They'll totally be gone before you know it!)

4. Silly Snake Dogs

These Silly Snake Dogs are way easy, because all you have to do is wrap breadstick dough around a hot dog, decorate the little snake face and pop 'em in the oven. You can serve them alongside a Friendly Dog Salad for a balanced meal. What an awesome dinner idea for the first day of school!

5. Spooky Spiderweb Pizza

Another great dinner that can let your kids get their hands into it is this Spooky Spiderweb Pizza. You can make the base, and let the kiddos make spiders and other critters to decorate it with. Keep this recipe handy -- Halloween is right around the corner, so you're sure to use it again!

Lions and Tigers and Bears

Here's the recipe for the cute featured cupcakes. For other recipes, click on the photo or recipe title above.

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