Lion Cupcakes - Roarrrr!

I made these sweet cupcakes for my daughter's first birthday (there was a jungle theme)!! They were a hit!! Use your favorite cupcake mix/recipe to make these! The decorations are listed below - just adjust the quantity of decorations to cover the amount of cupcakes you are making.

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

• 24  cupcakes, premade
• 1 (14 ounce) bag flaked coconut
• 1 (16 ounce) container  chocolate frosting (or caramel frosting)
• 96  pieces  thin  black licorice (approx 3/4-inch)
• 48  small  white  gumdrops
• 48  brown  miniature M&M's chocolate candies (or brown reeses pieces)
•  pink  icing

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325.
2. Toast coconut on a cookie sheet in a single layer for 6-10 minutes until lightly brown (stir coconut every 2-3 minutes while toasting).
3. Frost cupcakes with frosting.
4. Roll edges of cupcake in toasted coconut to make the lion's "mane".
5. Place 2 gum drops side by side in the lower/middle of the cupcake.
6. Place 2 licorice "whiskers" on each side tucked partially under the gum drops to adhere.
7. Place 2 m&m "eyes" above the gumdrops.
8. Place a dab of pink icing below eyes and above the gumdrops to make the "nose".