Polka Dot Cupcakes

Since I saw this polka dot cake at Sugar and Spice and All Things Iced, I've been wanting to try some polka dot cupcakes.  We even have the perfect book to go with them!  

Put Me in the Zoo is a classic about a polka dotted animal who can do amazing things with his spots like changing the colors and even juggling them! The rhymes in this book are perfect for fans of Dr. Suess.

For the cupcakes, I started with old family recipes from Uncle Duncan and Grandma Betty:

I made some cake balls from a cooked and cooled white cake mixed with a can of frosting.  Then I tinted the mixture pink and formed small balls.

I dropped four or five balls into each chocolate cupcake before I baked them.

As you can see, my polka dots weren't perfectly round.  I put too much frosting into the cake balls and they were difficult to work with, but nobody seemed to mind.  We topped them with some more polka dots (M&Ms).

Linking to The Girl Creative,  
A Round Tuit 
The Southern Institute 
Homemaker on a Dime
Destination: Craft 
Ginger Snap Crafts 
Shine On Fridays 
Six Sisters' Stuff