Animal Cupcakes | Donna Hay

Ingredients

• 1¾ cups (255g) self-raising (self-rising) flour, sifted
• ¾ cup (165g) caster (superfine) sugar
• 150g unsalted butter, softened
• 3 eggs
• ⅓ cup (80ml) milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 125g cream cheese, softened
• 25g unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup (80g) icing (confectioner’s) sugar mixture
• 2 tablespoons desiccated coconut
• 6 mini chocolate and cream-filled biscuits
• 9 chocolate chips
• ¼ cup store-bought caramel popcorn
• licorice rope, trimmed
• 6 mini chocolate-coated cookies
• 1 x 30g flaky milk chocolate bar
• 7 mini chocolate-coated biscuits
• 6 chocolate chips
• licorice strap, trimmed
• 50g shortbread biscuits
• 6 mini choc-chip biscuits
• 3 small white round marshmallows, halved
• 3 chocolate-coated raisins