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    Home » Recipes » Kid's Treats

    Dog and Cat Cupcakes Video

    Published: Jun 20, '18 · Modified: Apr 20, '21 · By: Beth · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Watch the video tutorial to see how easy it is to decorate Dog Cupcakes and Cat Cupcakes using Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bags. Everyone will love these adorably cute chocolate fudge frosted cupcake dogs and vanilla frosted cupcake cats.

    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of the J.M. Smucker Company.  The opinions and text are all mine.

    Chocolate Dog Cupcakes and Vanilla Cat Cupcakes

    I love the convenience of baking with a cake mix and using store bought frosting, especially when I'm baking something like these Dog Cupcakes and Cat Cupcakes for a kids party. Don't you?

    Pillsbury™ has a new product that will make decorating cupcakes, cookies, or cakes even easier. The Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bags, which you can find in the frosting aisle at Walmart, are disposable pastry bags filled with either chocolate fudge, vanilla, or cream cheese frosting. Each bag is even fitted with a star pastry tip on the end. These pre-filled pastry bags are perfect when you are short on time or when you don't want to purchase all the tools separately.

    My favorite thing about using these pre-filled bags is the lack of dishes to clean up afterwards. If you have any frosting left, just place the bag in a zip top bag and refrigerate it for another use.

    Chocolate Fudge Dog Cupcakes

    You can decorate a whole batch of 24 of these adorable cat and/or dog cupcakes in less than 30 minutes.

    How to make Sweet Cupcake Dogs

    • Press the tip of a Chocolate Fudge Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bag onto the cupcake around the outer edge.
    • Squeeze the bag, pushing a small amount of frosting out onto the cupcake, then pull away quickly forming spikes of brown fur.
    • Set the pastry tip next to the first spike of frosting fur and repeat, going around the perimeter of the cupcake.
    • Cover the entire surface of the cupcake in chocolate fudge frosting fur.
    • Pipe taller spikes to create the dog's snout.
    • Add a black candy for the nose on the snout.
    • Press two candy eyes into the frosting above the snout.
    • Break one lobe off of a jumbo red heart sprinkle creating an oblong shaped tongue.
    • Press the tongue into the frosting under the snout.
    • Pipe on two long floppy ears using the chocolate fudge frosting.

    Cute cat cupcakes frosted with white vanilla frosting and decorated with heart sprinkles, chocolate jimmies, and candy eyes.

    How to decorate cute Cupcake Kitty Cats

    • Press the tip of a Vanilla Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bag onto the cupcake around the outer edge.
    • Squeeze the bag, pushing a small bit of frosting out onto the cupcake, then pull away quickly forming spikes of fur.
    • Set the pastry tip next to the first spike of frosting fur and repeat, going around the perimeter of the cupcake.
    • Cover the entire surface of the cupcake in vanilla frosting fur.
    • Pipe two swirls of frosting to create the cat's snout.
    • Press one pink heart in between the two swirls of frosting to create the nose.
    • Attach 3 chocolate jimmies on either side of the nose.
    • Press two candy eyes just above the snout.
    • Break one red heart sprinkle into two pieces to create one tongue.
    • Insert the tongue just below the snout.
    • Pipe two ears onto the cupcake and attach two upside down pink hearts to create the pink in the ears.

    Watch this video to see how easy these Cupcake Dogs and Cupcake Cats are to make...

    5 from 3 votes
    Chocolate Dog Cupcakes and Vanilla Cat Cupcakes
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    Dog Cupcakes and Kitty Cat Cupcakes
    Prep Time
    40 mins
    Cook Time
    16 mins
    Cool
    1 hr
    Total Time
    56 mins
     

    Doctor a cake mix to make quick and easy cupcakes then decorate them using Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bags. Make Chocolate Fudge frosted Dog Cupcakes and Vanilla Cat Cupcakes decorated with candy eyes and sprinkles. 

    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: cat cupcakes, dog cupcakes
    Servings: 24 cupcakes
    Author: Beth
    Ingredients
    Vanilla Cupcakes
    • 1 (15.75 ounce) box white cake mix
    • 3 tablespoons white chocolate pudding mix
    • 1 cup water
    • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
    • 4 egg whites
    • 3 tablespoons sour cream
    Cat Cupcakes (ingredients listed will make 24 cupcake kitty cats)
    • 2 (16 ounce) Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bags, Vanilla (you'll need about 1 ounce per cupcake)
    • 72 jumbo pink heart sprinkles
    • 24 jumbo read heart sprinkles
    • 144 chocolate jimmes
    • 48 candy eyes, ½ inch
    Dog Cupcakes (ingredients listed will make 24 cupcake dogs)
    • 2 (16 ounce) Pillsbury™ Filled Pastry Bags, Chocolate Fudge (you'll need about 1 ½ ounces per cupcake)
    • 24 black candies
    • 24 jumbo red heart sprinkles
    • 48 candy eyes, (½ inch)
    Instructions
    Vanilla Cupcakes
    1. Combine cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil,egg whites, and sour cream in a large mixing bowl.

    2. Using an electric mixer, beat on low speed for 30 seconds then increase speed to medium and beat for 2 minutes. 

    3. Equally divide cake batter among 24 cupcake liners.

    4. Bake for 15-18 minutes until the cakes spring back when you press in the center of a cupcake or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. 

    5. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes then remove and set on a cooling rack and cool for another 50 minutes before frosting.

    Cat Cupcakes
    1. Pipe vanilla frosting fur all over cupcake.

    2. Pipe two swirls for the snout.

    3. Attach one pink heart nose, six chocolate jimmies whiskers, and two candy eyes.

    4. Break one red heart sprinkle into two pieces, so you have one oblong shaped tongue. Insert it under the cat's snout. 

    5. Pipe two ears and attach an upside down pink heart to each.

    Dog Cupcakes
    1. Pipe spikes of chocolate fudge fur all over top of cupcake.

    2. Pipe taller spikes of frosting to create a snout.

    3. Attach one black candy coated chocolate ball on the snout for the nose, add two candy eyes, and one red tongue. 

    4. Pipe on two big floppy chocolate fudge frosting ears. 

    Cupcake Dogs and Cupcake Cats are super easy to decorate.

    If you are a dog lover, I hope you have fun making these Dog Cupcakes. To all you cat lovers, enjoy decorating your own litter of Kitty Cat Cupcakes. If you made and share these decorated desserts online be sure to link back to this blog post, mention Hungry Happenings, and use #hungryhappenings.

    Cute dog and cat cupcakes.

    Click the links to find recipes and tutorials to make other cute dog themed desserts and cat themed desserts.

     

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    Hi, I'm Beth Jackson Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. dog counsel

      February 04, 2022 at 12:24 pm

      This cupcake is so simple! My pup loved it for her 1st birthday. It actually made 3 small cupcakes which was perfect for me.

      Reply
    2. Michael Wurm Jr

      August 11, 2018 at 8:39 am

      Omg! These are ADORABLE!! So sweet.
      xo Michael

      Reply
    3. Sabrina

      August 11, 2018 at 4:38 am

      These are so cute! Perfect for my kid's birthday party!

      Reply
    4. Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert

      August 11, 2018 at 4:24 am

      These look so fun and tasty! These look so cute!

      Reply
    5. Jamielyn

      August 10, 2018 at 8:46 pm

      These are ADORABLE!

      Reply
    6. Jaide

      August 10, 2018 at 1:42 pm

      These are adorable!

      Reply
    7. The Partiologist

      June 22, 2018 at 1:41 pm

      Love those little pupcakes! 😉

      Reply
      • Beth

        June 22, 2018 at 1:46 pm

        Thanks! 🙂

        Reply

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