MONKEY FACE CAKES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preparation: - Preheat the oven to 180C. - Grease a 9-inch cake pan using a little oil and flour. - Separate the whites and yolks of the eggs. - Beat the egg whites using an electric blender until the mixture doubles in volume and soft peaks are formed. - Add the egg yolks to it, along with the sugar, and beat until you get a pale yellow mix which is three times the volume. - Add the vanilla essence to the mix. - In a bowl, mix the flours and cocoa powder together. - Add the flour and cocoa mix to the egg mixture and fold the mix well. - Pour the batter in the cake pan. - Bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes. - Remove the cake from the pan and cool on a wire rack before decorating. Preparation: - Place the cake on a 15-inch serving board. - Trim the top sides of the cake about 1/2 inch from each side and discard the sides. - Trim the doughnuts about 1 inch from the sides. - Arrange the cut doughnuts on the cut sides of the cake to make monkey's ears. - Spread a thick layer of chocolate frosting on the top half of the cake and cover the sides too. - Add a few drops of red food coloring to 1/2 cup of vanilla frosting to get a pale pink color. - Use this frosting on the lower half of the cake to form the mouth and chin portion of the cake. Make it in a kidney bean shape. - Use the jelly beans in the center of the cake to make the nose. - Pipe the jam on the lower portion of the face in the shape of a smile. - Pipe some vanilla frosting in the form of 2 circles on the top half of the cake in place of eyes and place the Oreo cookies in the center of each circle. - Press the chocolate sprinklers on the chocolate frosting and scrape the twizzler over the top to form the hair of the monkey. - Cool in the fridge before serving.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms and sides of 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening or cooking spray. Place paper baking cup in each of 2 regular-size muffin cups.
• Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Fill 2 muffin cups about two-thirds full of batter. Divide remaining batter between cake pans. Bake as directed on box for 8-inch rounds and cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 minutes to 1 hour or until firm.
• On serving plate, place 1 cake layer, rounded side down. Spread with 1 cup of the chocolate frosting. Top with second cake layer, rounded side up. Remove paper liners from cupcakes; trim rounded top off of each cupcake. Place cupcakes at top of cake for ears. Spread thin layer of chocolate frosting over cake and cupcakes to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• In small bowl, place vanilla frosting. Tint with chocolate frosting adding 1/2 teaspoon at a time until desired color is reached for monkey face. Spread frosting in kidney shape in center of cake for monkey face. Spread frosting in center of cupcakes for inner ears. Spoon remaining chocolate frosting into decorating bag fitted with grass icing tip (#233 or #133); pipe “fur” on side of cake, on top of cake around face and on cupcakes. With decorating gel, draw mouth, nose and line in inner ears. Add candies for eyes.