Cupcake Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
• In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla.
• Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
• Mix all together until fully incorporated.
• Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
• Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
• The batter may be a little runny.
• Scoop batter into cupcake paper liners until 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
• Remove from cupcake pan and place on a wire rack and allow to completely cool.
  

Frosting Instructions

• Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
• If it doesn't cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams
• Add the blue gel food coloring and mix well.
• Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then
• Add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time and mix well.
• Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
• If ready scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a large tip.
• Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
• Frost.
• Repeat the frosting recipe and directions except for adding green gel food coloring instead of the blue. Once the frosting is done then begin to make your "gator".
  

Gator Instructions

• Using a <g class="gr_ gr_130 gr-alert gr_spell ContextualSpelling multiReplace" id="130" data-gr-id="130">13 inch</g> round tip with a pastry bag start building your gator.
• Begin by building a basic capital "T" .
• After the "T" is completed, start building the eyes by making a medium dollop on each side of the top of the "T".
• Place edible eyes in the center of that dollop on each of them.
• To make the "gator" nose, add another medium sized dollop to the bottom end of the "T" and add two mini chocolate chips.

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Combine cake mix, eggs and oil until mixture forms a dough.
• Form dough into 1" balls and place on prepared sheet gently pressing down to flatten to about 2" round.
• Bake for about 8 minutes until edges just start to brown.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool.
• Cream butter in a medium bowl
• Slowly add in the powdered sugar, and milk as needed, until everything is incorporated and frosting is right consistency.
• Divide into equal size batches of the number of colors desired and add several drops of color to each.
• Transfer icing to piping bag or to a zippered bag and clip corner.
• Pipe icing onto a cookie starting around edge and filling to middle. Top with another cookie, gently pressing together.