Make It Monday Cute Doggie Cupcakes to Celebrate Gigi from North Carolina Lifestyle Blogger Adventures of Frugal Mom

Y’all this weekend we welcomed a new member to our family. My middle daughter Mikaela, adopted a dog from a soldier who is going to be stationed in Japan. The cost of shipping a dog to Japan is expensive and then she would be quarantined for 6 months before they would ever see each other’s face again. So he decided to give her up for adoption. Mikaela has been looking for a dog since her dwarf hamster Nugget died last Spring. And Gigi is so sweet. So this weekend we welcome Gigi HaDog ( Gigi was the name that her owner had given her, but Mikaela added HaDog after Gigi Hadid– the model). Gigi is a 4-year-old pit bull/bulldog mix and is the sweetest dog ever. Even Allie who typically doesn’t like other dogs, she didn’t like Koda at all, took to her. So in honor of Gigi, my new grand furbaby joining the family, I thought it would only be fitting to share this cute doggie cupcake recipe for my Make It Monday recipe.

Cute Doggie Cupcake Recipe

Make It Monday Cute Doggie Cupcake to Celebrate Gigi from North Carolina Lifestyle Blogger Adventures of Frugal Mom

Cupcake Ingredients

Makes 22 Cupcakes

Ingredients

1 box of Triple chocolate cake mix
3 large eggs room temp
1/2 C of softened unsalted sweet cream butter
1 C whole milk
1 TBSP pure vanilla extract
cupcake liners
cupcake pan

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners
In a medium bowl, add the cake mix, butter, milk, and vanilla extract and stir until combined
Fill cupcake liners 3/4 of the way full.
Bake in the oven for about 21 minutes.
Pull out the cupcakes and allow to cool before frosting.

Frosting Ingredients

1 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2 1/2 C powder sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
1 large round ice cream scooper
1 mini angled spatula

Directions for Icing

Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed.
Mix until stiff. but creamy frosting forms

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients

1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 C Heavy Whipping cream
1 Small pot
1 Squeeze bottle

Chocolate Ganache Directions

Using a small pot, pour the heavy whipping cream into it and place on medium heat
Pour the chocolate chips into a medium heat-safe bowl
Once the heavy whipping cream starts to simmer, remove from heat and pour onto the chocolate chips
Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth
Pour the chocolate ganache into the squeeze bottle

Decoration ingredients

2 packages of Pepperidge Farm Milano Cookies
1 package of mini edible eyes
1 bag of Rolo chocolate caramel candy
22 brown m&m’s
1 container of mini pink heart sprinkles

Directions to make the Cupcakes

Using the ice cream scoop, scoop a dollop of frosting onto the cupcake
Use the angled spatula to lightly smooth the frosting but still keep the dome shape

Using the ganache, pipe out the brown part for the eyes
Place two eyes onto the center of the brown for the eyes of pup
Place an M&M into the center for the nose
Pipe out the mouth detail
Remove two cookies from the packages and place one on each of the cupcakes for the ears
Unwrap two Rolo candies
Pipe a dollop of ganache onto the bottom flat part of the Rolo
Place the other on top
Allow chocolate to harden
Pipe a small dollop in the center of the Rolo
Place a heart sprinkle onto the center Place the “barrel” onto the bottom center of the frosting