Yo Gabba Gabba - Muno Cupcakes via NickJr.com

Ingredients 

12 Cupcakes

12 strips red taffy, (Air Heads)

1 black licorice twist, (Twizzlers)

1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting

60 red hots or red candy coated chocolates, (mini M&M's)

12 brown candy-coated mini-round chocolates, (mini M&M's)

Step 1

Before you start to decorate, make a batch of Basic Vanilla Cupcakes

Step 2

Cut each piece of red fruit taffy in half crosswise. Heat each piece in the microwave for no more than 3 seconds to soften slightly. Roll out the taffy on a clean work surface into a 1 1/2- by 2 1/2-inch rectangle. Round one short end with clean scissors to make Muno's head. Cut the black licorice into twelve 1-inch strips for the mouth.

Step 3

Spoon 1/3 cup vanilla frosting into a small resealable bag. Spread the remaining frosting on top of the cupcakes and make smooth. Place the red taffy on top of the cupcakes. Add five red candies around head. Snip a small corner from the bag with the vanilla frosting and pipe a 3/4-inch circle on the top center. Add the brown candy as the pupil. Add the black licorice as the mouth and pipe a few white teeth with the frosting.


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