Brown Dog Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup additional chocolate frosting for decorating
• 1 teaspoon chocolate frosting dark
• 0.3 cup chocolate cookie crumbs 
• 1  vanilla cupcake with chocolate frosting
• 1  chewy chocolate candy (such as a Tootsie Roll)
• 1  red/pink chewy candy (such as a Tootsie Roll)
• 3 small sugar pearls 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla frosting 
• 1  donut hole 
• 1  donut hole 

Equipment

• bowl
• spatula

Directions

1. Add a thin layer of chocolate frosting to the top of the whole cupcake.
2. Add one dollop of chocolate frosting on lower third of top of cupcake.
3. Place doughnut hole on dollop, allowing the dollop of frosting to hold doughnut hole in place.
4. Using a small spatula, frost the doughnut hole with chocolate frosting so that it blends with cupcake.
5. Place the chocolate cookie crumbs in a bowl. Invert cupcake into the crumbs and roll to cover. This can also be done by cupping your hand and using it as the bowl.
6. Fit a small piping bag with a a #2 or 3 tip. Fill with vanilla frosting and pipe small circles for eyes.
7. Place a small chocolate candy or sugar pearl in the center of each disk for eyes and one small chocolate candy on top of the frosted doughnut hole for the nose.
8. Fill a small piping bag with dark chocolate frosting. Use a #2 or 3 tip to outline nose and muzzle.
9. Press or roll out chewy chocolate candy or caramel into a -inch leaf shape to make 2 ears.
10. Place one ear at 10 oclock and the other at 2 oclock.
11. Cut a small piece of fruit roll for tongue, and insert below nose.