Everyone will go bananas over these cute monkey cupcakes -no monkeying around, these are so easy to make using Wilton’s monkey icing decorations! All Wilton products are so easy to find at your local Target store!

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You will need:
- Your favorite cupcake recipe
- Wilton white icing pouch with tips (8 oz.)
- Wilton yellow jimmy sprinkles
- Pretzel rods
- Green fondant
- Wilton Monkey & Banana decorating icing toppers
- Daisy cookie/fondant cutter
Directions for Cute Monkey Cupcakes:
- Bake cupcakes according to recipe.
- Using the star tip included with the Wilton white icing pouch, pipe on frosting on top of the cake.
- Pour the yellow sprinkles in a dish and roll the edges of the cupcake in the sprinkles.
- Snap a pretzel rod in half and place in the middle of the cupcake.
- Roll out green fondant and cut out a daisy shape using the daisy cutter (if you offset it a little and push down slightly it will make a “leaf look”).
- Press the fondant daisy on top of the pretzel rod. You can attach with a little water if desired.
- Add the cute Wilton Monkey!

Aren’t these adorable? Banana flavored cupcakes are the way to go with these cuties!

Yield: 12
Cute Monkey Cupcakes
Adorable monkey cupcakes that are super easy to make!
Prep Time
45 minutes
Total Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
- 12 cupcakes
- Wilton white icing pouch with tips (8 oz.)
- Wilton yellow jimmy sprinkles
- Pretzel rods
- Green fondant
- Wilton Monkey & Banana decorating icing toppers
- Daisy cookie/fondant cutter
Instructions
- Using the star tip included with the Wilton white icing pouch, pipe on frosting on top of the cupcake.
- Pour the yellow sprinkles in a dish and roll the edges of the cupcake in the sprinkles.
- Snap a pretzel rod in half and place in the middle of the cupcake.
- Roll out green fondant and cut out a daisy shape using the daisy cutter (if you offset it a little and push down slightly it will make a "leaf look").
- Press the fondant daisy on top of the pretzel rod. You can attach with a little water if desired.
- Add the cute Wilton Monkey!