Baby Rattles Recipe

In a bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Combine sour cream, eggs and extract; add to dry ingredients with butter. Mix well. Spoon 1 heaping teaspoonful into paper-lined miniature muffin cups. Place three chocolate chips in each cup; top with batter until two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from tins; cool completely on a wire rack. For icing, combine sugar, butter, milk and vanilla; spread over cupcakes. Top with sprinkles. To form handles, cut a small hole in the side of each cupcake with a sharp knife. Push both ends of a piece of licorice into hole. Tie ribbon in a bowl around licorice. Yield: 3 dozen mini cupcakes.