Jungle Fun Cupcakes Scene

Instructions

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1. - Make animal figures 24 hours or more in advance. To make 13 treats, tint fondant 5 oz. gray, 1 oz. black, 1/2 oz. rose, 1/2 oz. ivory, 4 oz. orange and 2 1/2 oz. yellow. Reserve 3 1/2 oz. white.
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   Make two elephants. For each body, use 1 1/8 in. ball of gray fondant and shape into a cone with a rounded top, 1 in. For each head, roll a 1 in. ball of gray fondant. Use damp brush to attach head to body.

   For each set of ears, use two balls of gray fondant, each 5/8 in., and shape into triangular shapes. Use 5/8 in. ball of rose fondant, fondant roller with pink guide rings to roll out fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use knife to cut triangular shapes 1/4 in. shorter than the gray triangles. Use damp brush to attach rose triangles to gray triangles, and then gray triangles to sides of head.

   For each trunk, use 5/8 in. ball of gray fondant and roll into a log, 1 1/2 in. long x 3/8 in. wide. Bend bottom end up; flatten top portion. Use the back end of the brush to make nostril indentions. Use damp brush to attach trunk to head.

   For each set of eyes, use small amount of black fondant and roll into two small balls. Use damp brush to attach to eyes to head.

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   Make three monkeys. For each body, use 1 1/8 in. ball of chocolate fondant and shape into a cone with rounded top, 1 in. tall. For each head, use 1 in. ball of chocolate fondant and shape into a pear. Use damp brush to attach head on body.

   For each tail, use 5/8 in. ball chocolate fondant and roll into log, 4 in. long x 1/4 in. wide. Taper ends and use damp brush to attach to body.

   For each snout, use 3/8 in. ball of ivory fondant and shape into oval. Use back end of brush to make nostril indentions. Use wide end of tip 5 to indent smile on snout. Use damp brush to attach to head.

   For hair, use 1/4 in. ball of chocolate fondant and shape into triangle. Use scissors to snip into pieces of hair. Use damp brush to attach to head.

   For each set of ears, use 1/2 in. ball of chocolate fondant and shape into a half circle. Use 3/8 in. ball of ivory fondant and shape into a half circle. Use damp brush to attach inner ear to outer ear. Use damp brush to attach ears to head.

   For each set of eyes, use small amount of black fondant and roll into two small balls. Use damp brush to attach eyes to head.

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   Make three tigers. For each body, use 1 1/8 in. ball of orange fondant and shape into cone, 1 in. tall. For each head, roll 1 in. ball of orange fondant; pull out slightly to create snout. Use damp brush to attach head to body.

   For each tail, use 3/4 in. ball of orange fondant and shape into a log, 3 1/2 in. long x 3/8 in. wide. Use black edible color marker to draw stripes. Use damp brush to attach tail to body.

   For each set of ears, use 1/4 in. ball of orange fondant and shape into triangle, 1/8 in. high. Use damp brush to attach to head.

   For each nose and set of eyes, use 1/4 in. ball of black fondant and shape into triangle and small balls. Use damp brush to attach to head.