Trying to remain indoors in this terrible heat, we made Dora cupakes.
It was so fun and they were actually quite yummy.
How to make Dora Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dark-chocolate melting wafers
1 can (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting
Brown and red paste food coloring (we skipped this)
24 semi-sweet chocolate chips (eyes)
1 roll (3/4 oz.) strawberry or cherry fruit leather (such as Fruit by the Foot®) (we used sparkle pink writing gel)
1/2 cup dark-chocolate frosting
Ziploc bags
Dora template off of here
Bake 24 cupcakes, which ever your little heart desires.
Step 1
Line two cookie sheets with wax paper and place the Dora Cupcake template under the wax paper.
Step 2
Melt the chocolate wafers in a medium glass bowl in the microwave until smooth, about one to two minutes, stirring frequently. Spoon the melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag. Snip a small corner from the bag, pipe the outline of Dora's hair, and fill in with the chocolate. Repeat to make 12. Place the cookie sheets in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes or until the chocolate has set.
Step 3
Spoon 1/3 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable bag. Use the paste food coloring to tint the remaining frosting a light reddish brown. Remove two tablespoons of frosting and tint it a darker brown; spoon this into a resealable bag.
Step 4
Frost the tops of the cupcakes with reddish-brown frosting. Peel Dora's hair from the wax paper and arrange on top of each cupcake.
Step 5
Snip a small corner from all the bags of frosting. Pipe white eyes and light-brown centers freehand. Press a chocolate chip into the eyes, flat side up, as her pupils. Pipe a white dot on top of each chip.
Step 6
Cut a 1-inch triangle from the fruit leather for Dora's mouth. Outline her nose, mouth, and hair with the dark chocolate frosting.
Step 7
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
* We had to put our chocolate hair in the freezer, the fridge just wasn't cutting it.
Could have been the chocolate I used (Bakers).
* The hair does melt somewhat out of the fridge so do keep in fridge.
How to make Dora Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups dark-chocolate melting wafers
1 can (16 oz.) prepared vanilla frosting
Brown and red paste food coloring (we skipped this)
24 semi-sweet chocolate chips (eyes)
1 roll (3/4 oz.) strawberry or cherry fruit leather (such as Fruit by the Foot®) (we used sparkle pink writing gel)
1/2 cup dark-chocolate frosting
Ziploc bags
Dora template off of here
Bake 24 cupcakes, which ever your little heart desires.
Step 1
Line two cookie sheets with wax paper and place the Dora Cupcake template under the wax paper.
Step 2
Melt the chocolate wafers in a medium glass bowl in the microwave until smooth, about one to two minutes, stirring frequently. Spoon the melted chocolate into a resealable plastic bag. Snip a small corner from the bag, pipe the outline of Dora's hair, and fill in with the chocolate. Repeat to make 12. Place the cookie sheets in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes or until the chocolate has set.
Step 3
Spoon 1/3 cup of vanilla frosting into a resealable bag. Use the paste food coloring to tint the remaining frosting a light reddish brown. Remove two tablespoons of frosting and tint it a darker brown; spoon this into a resealable bag.
Step 4
Frost the tops of the cupcakes with reddish-brown frosting. Peel Dora's hair from the wax paper and arrange on top of each cupcake.
Step 5
Snip a small corner from all the bags of frosting. Pipe white eyes and light-brown centers freehand. Press a chocolate chip into the eyes, flat side up, as her pupils. Pipe a white dot on top of each chip.
Step 6
Cut a 1-inch triangle from the fruit leather for Dora's mouth. Outline her nose, mouth, and hair with the dark chocolate frosting.
Step 7
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
* We had to put our chocolate hair in the freezer, the fridge just wasn't cutting it.
Could have been the chocolate I used (Bakers).
* The hair does melt somewhat out of the fridge so do keep in fridge.
Those turned out so cute! I bet they were delicious. I think Boyd would have fun with those too....he loves Dora.
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