Pug Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1  vanilla cupcake with vanilla frosting
• 2  chewy chocolate candies (such as Tootsie Rolls)
• 1  red/pink chewy candy (such as Tootsie Rolls)
• 3 small sugar pearls 
• 0.5 cup additional vanilla frosting 

Equipment

• knife
• toothpicks

Directions

1. Add a thin layer of vanilla frosting to the top of the whole cupcake.
2. Fill a piping bag with vanilla frosting. Fit bag with a #12 tip and pipe an upside down heart on the frosted cupcake.
3. Press or roll out chewy chocolate candies. Using a round cutter that is approximately 1-inch in diameter, cut 3 circles. Set aside excess for later use.
4. Cut one of the circles in half.
5. Place one half at the bottom of the cupcake, at the 6 oclock position. Overlap the two full circles on top of the half to form the cheeks.
6. Cut a small piece of fruit roll for the tongue. Insert tongue piece so that it is tucked under the cheeks .
7. Add one candy piece, or sugar pearl, as the nose. Or, roll the remaining half circle of chewy chocolate candy for the nose. Use a knife, toothpick, or veining tool to form the nose and freckles.
8. Using the #12 tip-fitted bag, pipe around the cheek.
9. Place a small chocolate candy or sugar pearl in the center of each disk for the eyes. Using a toothpick, dab a dot of vanilla frosting on the candy piece to define the eye.
10. Using a knife or tear drop-shaped cutter, and the excess rolled chocolate chewy candy, cut 2 small triangular ears.
11. Place one ear at 11 oclock and the other at 1 oclock.