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Our Halloween cupcakes are a must-make for any party! With tender chocolate cake, creamy icing and cookies, they are frighteningly good. With a fun bat decoration, our scary Halloween cupcakes are a great activity to try with your kids. Add our bat cupcakes to your dessert tray or use them as a crowd-pleasing trick or treat option. While our Halloween-themed cupcakes are perfect for kids, adults will also love these sweet treats.
Betty Crocker™ Decorating Cookie Icing white icing (from 7-oz pouch)
48 candy eyes
Instructions
Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
Step 2
In large bowl, beat cake mix, buttermilk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in crushed cookies. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
Step 3
Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Step 4
Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Insert 1 chocolate wafer cookie piece on each side of cupcake to look like bat wings. Place 1 miniature sandwich cookie between cookie pieces for bat body. Squeeze 2 small dots white icing onto each cookie; attach candy eyes.
Recipe Tips
No buttermilk on hand for this recipe? Make your own--in a glass measuring cup, place 4 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 1/4 cups.
You can easily crush cookies by placing them in a resealable food-storage plastic bag and pressing with a rolling pin a few times.
Candy eyeballs can usually be found in the baking aisle of the grocery store or at a craft store.
Almond cookies have been a long-time holiday season staple and it’s not hard to see why. Loaded with nutty flavor and just the right amount of sweetness, these almond cookie recipes are ones you’ll want to make again and again.
Light and fluffy angel food cakes are delicious at anytime of the year. Whether topped with fresh berries or frosted to perfection, these angel food cakes make a great dessert that everyone will love.