These are a hit with kiddos and adults alike!
And they’re super easy to make to boot!
BeautyFrosting’s Circus Animal Cookie Cupcakes
Makes 48 cupcakes. If you’d like to make less, just half it! Yep! It’s that easy-peazy.
Preheat oven to 350.
Put cupcake cups in pans.
2 1/3 c. Water
1/2 c. Oil
1 box White Cake Mix
1 box Spice Cake Mix
6 eggs
2 tsp Vanilla
3 c. Chopped frosted Circus Animal Cookies (Use food processor for crumbs
Frosting Ingredients:
Cake Directions:
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Place 3 cups of circus animal cookies in ziploc bag. Using a rolling pin or hammer, crush those cookies to bits! That’s right! Take out your aggression of the day on those little cookies! Whew. That felt good, didn’t it?
In a large mixing bowl, add water, oil and eggs. Mix until foamy and frothy.
Add both cake mixes – little at a time. Mix thoroughly. Add vanilla. Add half of the circus cookie crumbs with a spatula.
Set aside half of the circus cookie crumbs for later.
Pour the batter into paper-lined cupcake pans, so the tins are about 2/3 of the way full. Place a few more crumbs on the top of each cupcake.
Bake at 350 for 18-22 minutes. Let cool completely.
Circus Cookie Buttercream Frosting
Beat butter in large mixing bowl until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and salt alternately with half & half and vanilla, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in corn syrup. Drop in food coloring and mix well until circus animal-pink color develops. You’re matching the cookie coating shade here, beauties!
*Top each cupcake with rainbow sprinkles and a circus animal cookie.