Cupcake Sock Monkey by *Under The Willow Tree*

Cupcake Sock Monkey
by *UnderTheWillowTree*

A new Sock Monkey by Under the Willow Tree from her Etsy store.
This lil monkey is so sweet. And, she's pink too!

Close Up of Sweet Sock Monkey Cupcake
by *UnderTheWillowTree*

Custom Monkey Cupcake/Cake Toppers

These are so precious. This little guy holding a cupcake is my favorite.

Custom monkey cupcake/cake toppers. Three monkey toppers in a set.

Each topper is about 1' tall. Made from polymer clay. Choice of your own detail colors.

From the Etsy shop of Raspberry Pink

Recipe: Sock Monkey Cake Design

Photo from Parenting.com

Recipe and Instructions
by Karen Tack

Ingredients:

• 1 (9-inch) round cake
• 2 chocolate-covered doughnuts
• ½ can (1 cup) vanilla frosting
• Red food coloring
• 1 can (16 oz) chocolate frosting
• ½ cup chocolate sprinkles
• 2 brown M&M's or black jelly beans
• 2 miniature York peppermint patties
• 1 chocolate Twizzler

What you'll need:

• A bread knife
• A serving platter
• 2 resealable sandwich-size plastic bags (Ziploc)
• Kitchen shears or scissors

Trimming the cakes:

1. Place the cake on a clean work surface. Using the bread knife, trim a 1 ½-inch triangle-shaped notch from opposite sides of the cake (see template). Discard scraps. Place the trimmed cake onto a serving platter.
2. Cut ½ inch from one side of each doughnut.

For the white, red, and pink frosting:

1. Spoon ¼ cup of the untinted vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag.
2. Add enough red food coloring to 2 Tbsp of the vanilla frosting to tint it red and spoon it into a separate resealable plastic bag.
3. Add a few drops of the red food coloring to the remaining vanilla frosting to tint it a pale pink.

Frosting the cake:

1. Spread the chocolate frosting onto the top and sides of the cake, avoiding the lower half of the monkey's face.
2. Spread the pale-pink frosting into a kidney bean–shaped area over the monkey's mouth, chin, and cheeks, as pictured.
3. Press the chocolate sprinkles into the forehead, the top of the head, and the underside of the monkey's chin.

Assembling the cake:

1. Press the trimmed edges of the doughnuts onto the cake for the monkey's ears. Press the M&M's or the jelly beans into the center of the cake to make the monkey's nostrils.
2. Snip a very small corner from each bag of frosting. Pipe a red frosting line onto the pink part of the cake for the monkey's smile.
3. Pipe 2 white circles onto the top of the cake for the monkey's eyes and press the peppermint candies into them. Add a dab of white frosting for the sparkle in each eye, as pictured.
4. Snip the chocolate Twizzler into thin 2-inch strands with kitchen shears or clean scissors and insert them into the top of the cake for the monkey's hair.

Sock Monkey Themed Party Cupcakes by Artisan Cake Company

by My Artisan Cake Company

by My Artisan Cake Company

by My Artisan Cake Company

by My Artisan Cake Company

These precious Sock Monkey cupcakes were created by Oregon based Artisan Cake Company for a Sock Monkey themed party. The banana cupcake toppers were created with fondant. The Sock Monkey face cupcakes are my favorites.

Notice the collection of handmade Sock Monkeys guarding the tree full of cupcakes. What perfect cupcakes for a child's party!

Impish Monkey Cupcakes

Monkey Cupcakes
Photo from Google Images

These adorable monkey cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat for your lil monkey. Who could resist chocolate cupcakes with these impish faces?

Sock Monkey lurves his cupcakes!

Sock Monkey + Johnny Cupcakes at L.A. 1- Year Anniversary

Sock Monkey wears his Johnny Cupcakes buttons

Shhh.
Sock Monkey went for a ride in the JC birthday ride.


Sock Monkey and JC's younger sister.
Nice runs in the family! :)

Johnny Cupcakes and Sock Monkey

Sock Monkey at the Johnny Cupcakes L.A.
One-Year Anniversary Celebration

Sock Monkey lurves cupcakes

All Photos by Camp Sock Monkey via iPhone

The Johnny Cupcakes L.A. store on Melrose Avenue celebrated its 1-Year Anniversary on August 1, 2009. In this economy, the success of his store is certainly a testament to his hard work, dedication and business savvy. Moreso, few companies can boast of the Johnny Cupcakes brand loyalty. At only 27-years old, Johnny Cupcakes has built an enormous fan base by demonstrating his appreciation and treating them with respect.

The doors opened to a crowd lined up around the block, just like last year's grand opening. There were freebies and games to play. Everyone received the First Issue of The Cupcake Chronicle. There were opportunities to win limited edition prizes. Yummy gourmet cupcakes were in abundance for all. The mood remained festive, even after hours of waiting. The staff was eager and good-natured.

Johnny Cupcakes' family plays an important role in his business. His adorable younger sister was also on hand again. At midnight she was still a smiling bundle of energy even at midnight and still on East Coast time. Johnny and his sister happily posed for photos, chatted with their customers and autographed t-shirts. Sock Monkey was real impressed! They remembered Sock Monkey from last year's Grand Opening too!

Johnny Cupcakes deserves every ounce of his hard-earned success. Nice guys do finish first!

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Monkey Cupcakes by Martha Stewart

Photo and Recipe of Monkey Cupcake
by Martha Stewart

Monkey Cupcakes by Martha Stewart
Tools and Materials

• Cupcakes (any flavor)
• Chocolate candy wafers, such as Necco
• Chocolate Frosting (below)
  
• 12 ounces fondant, tinted with yellow gel-paste food coloring
• 2-inch round cutter
• 7/8-inch round cutter
• 3-inch flower-shaped cutter
• Pastry bag
• Small plain round pastry tip

From easy embellishments to intricate animals, there's a topper to suit your every mood. Any basic cupcake will make an apt canvas.

Step 1
For ears, make 2 small horizontal slits with a paring knife in opposite sides of 1 cupcake, just above paper liner, and then partially insert a wafer into each slit. Frost cupcake and wafers. Repeat, reserving remaining frosting.

Step 2
Roll fondant to a 1/8-inch thickness. For each cupcake, cut out 1 round at 2 inches and 2 rounds at 7/8 inch; cut a straight edge on each 7/8-inch round. Using flower-shaped cutter, cut out 1 flower from fondant; cut off 2 petals, creating straight edges. For eyes, press the 2 petal pieces at top of each cupcake. For mouth, overlap bottom of eyes with 2-inch round. Place the 7/8-inch rounds on ears, straight sides in. Pipe pupils, nose, and mouth with reserved frosting, above.

Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
Makes about 4 cups.

• 1/2 pound sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
• 9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
• 3/4 cup sour cream

Directions

1. Beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Beat in sugar mixture. Beat in chocolate, then sour cream. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)

Sock Monkey Baby Shower Cake

Sock Monkey Cake by Sweet Treats
Photo from Google Images

Sock Monkey lurves his cupcakes. He loves cake even more.

"It's a Boy" baby shower cake by Sweet Treats.

Funky Monkey Cupcake by Wilton.com

Cupcake Idea and Instructions
by Wilton.com

Sock Monkey is a big fan of cupcakes. He's thrilled to see a member of his family tree memorialized in fondant. The instructions for these funky monkey cupcake toppers can be found on the Wilton.com website. It takes time to make and three days to dry, but the finished product is adorable. You'll receive lots of compliments with these cupcakes.


Tools:

• Standard muffin pan
• Tip: 1
• Tip: 2
• Tip: 2A
• Brush Set
• Rolling Pin
• Roll & Cut Mat
• Candy Melting Plate
• Party Time Candy Mold
• 4 in. Lollipop Sticks
• Dazzling Dots Baking Cups
• Decorator Brush Set or
• Parchment Triangles
• Cake Boards
• Waxed paper

Ingredients:

• Brown Icing Color
• Red-Red Icing Color
• Black Icing Color
• Leaf Green Icing Color
• Lemon Yellow Icing Color
• Rose Icing Color
• Ready-To-Use White Rolled Fondant
• Gum-Tex™
• White Candy Melts®
• Primary Candy Colors Set

Frosting Ingredients

• Flowerful Medley 6-Mix Sprinkle Assortment
• Meringue Powder
• Buttercream icing
• Royal Icing

Makes: Each cupcake serves 1.

Techniques Used:

• Painting Details in Lollipop Molds
• Fondant Monkey

Instructions

Make the Funky Monkey Cupcake Toppers first following the instructions provided online. You can find the link under "Techniques Used" in the instruction, above. These cupcake toppers take three days to dry. The instructions are for 2 monkey toppers. Increase your supplies based on the number of monkey toppers needed.

After your Funky Monkey toppers are dry and ready for assembly, bake your favorite flavor cupcakes. Make your own frosting or use the suggested recipe, above.

Combine Brown with Red-Red for brown shown. Combine Leaf Green with Lemon Yellow for green shown.

In advance: Mold package candies in candy mold using painting or piping method. Also: Make fondant monkeys.

Spatula ice cupcakes. Sprinkle with confetti. Insert monkeys.

Sock Monkey Cupcakes by Yano What I Mean?

Sock Monkey Cupcakes
Recipe by Yano What I Mean?

Bake Banana cupcakes
Add milk chocolate frosting (it's lighter than regular frosting),
3/4 of a regular Nilla Wafer,
2 halves of a Mini Nilla Wafer,
Black and red gel icing for the eyes, nostrils and mouth.

Follow photo for decorating ideas.

Hula Sock Monkey Cupcake Toppers by Robyn Loves Cake

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Hula Monkey Cupcake Toppers
Originally uploaded by by robynlovescake

If you're a regular of the Camp Sock Monkey blog, you know Sock Monkey lurves his cupcakes.

These hula monkey cupcake toppers are adorable. What a find! From the Flickr photostream of Robyn Loves Cake. How ironic is that!

Be sure to check out Robyn's website for more eye candy. Her Santa Barbara area based business makes awesome cupcakes. Her cakes were recognized by Bride's Magazine as the Best in the U.S.!

Monkey See Monkey Do by Kitchen DoughDough

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Monkey See Monkey Do

Baby DoughDough
and Sock Monkey cupcake

Hook'em while they're young!

Sock Monkey fans are a very small, albeit select group of people. The Sock Monkey has a well deserved place in American toy history. It's a story that should be preserved for its ingenuity, motherly love and historical context that has given rise to the enduring appeal of the Sock Monkey. There is even a permanent exhibit of the Sock Monkey at the Midway Village Museum in Rockford, Illinois. Us Sock Monkey fans must stick together!

Well, we have certainly found another member of our tribe at KitchenDoughDough. Talk about Sock Monkey love! As pictured above, Baby DoughDough's nursery is decked out in all things a la Sock Monkey. Imagine waking up to all that and a Mommy who bakes and designs adorable Sock Monkey cupcakes too!

Monkey see Monkey do. And we do adore {{{Kitchen DoughDough.}}}

Sock Monkey and His Cupcake by Kitchen DoughDough

Sock Monkey and sock monkey cupcake by
kitchen doughdough

sock monkey cupcake by kitchen doughdough

Sock Monkey lurves cupcakes!

These sock monkey cupcakes are the cutest we've seen in awhile!

Made with love and sprinkles by new blogger, Kitchen DoughDough*.

Wanna bake your own Sock Monkake? Of course you do!

Just follow DoughDough's blog pictorial!



*Kitchen doughdough: someone that wants to further their knowledge about all things pertaining to the kitchen

Monkey Cupcakes in Green and Pink

Photo from Google search

Monkey Cupcakes
Chocolate fun for any party.

Video: How to Make Fondant Monkey Cupcake Toppers

Ten Minute Video
How to Make Fondant Monkey Cupcake Toppers

Bright Colored Sock Monkey Cupcake Toppers by Burley Girl Designs

Monkey Cupcake Toppers in Bright Colors

You know that Sock Monkey loves his cupcakes so he would love these adorable handmade cupcake toppers on his cupcakes. They would make any monkey themed party extra special.

Burley Girl Designs makes these monkey cupcake toppers from card stock. The set of 12 toppers are 2 1/2 inches round and sold in a set of 12. You will receive 4 of red, yellow and blue. Customer orders are welcome. Burley Girl will design these monkey toppers in your needed quantity and desired colors.

From the Etsy store of Burley Girl Designs.

Pink Sock Monkey Cupcake Toppers by Burley Girl Designs

Scalloped Pink Monkey Cupcake Toppers
Set of 12
$5.00

You know that Sock Monkey loves his cupcakes so he would love these adorable handmade cupcake toppers on his cupcakes. They would make any monkey themed party extra special.

Burley Girl Designs makes these monkey cupcake toppers from card stock. The set of 12 toppers are 2 1/2 inches round and adorned with scalloped edges. Customer orders are welcome. Burley Girl will design these monkey toppers in your needed quantity and desired colors.

From the Etsy store of Burley Girl Designs.

Cupcakes a la Sock Monkey by Bristol Farms

Sock Monkey loves him some buttercream.
These chocolate cupcakes were made by
Bristol Farms, Newport Beach store.

The vanilla cupcakes are cats.
We don't like cats.
Meow!

Going Ape Over Monkey Cupcakes!

Originally Uploaded by AshleyFlickr

Originally uploaded by AshleyFlickr

Sock Monkey is going ape over
these Monkey cupcakes!

Thanks Ashley!

Sock Monkey And Panda Cupcakes

Sock Monkey And Panda Cupcakes
Originally uploaded by 100bean

Did you know that Sock Monkey can bake cupcakes?

Look what he made just for you!

Panda Cupcakes. And he saved some for everyone to enjoy!