Title: Halloween Party Cupcakes
Categories: Cakes
Yield: 30 Cupcakes
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1 pk Pillsbury plus cake mix;
- any flavor
Water
Oil
Eggs
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1 cn Pillsbury Vanilla or
- chocolate frosting
- supreme
Orange slice gumdrop candies
- (for pumpkins)
Small green gumdrops
- (for pumpkins)
Large black gumdrops
- (for cats)
Large marshmallows
- (for ghosts)
Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 to 30 muffin cups with paper baking
cups. Prepare and bake cupckas according to package directions.
remove from pans, cool completely. Spread top of cooled cupcakes
with frosting.
Pumpkins:
Cut thin slice off of straight edge of 2 orange slices, press cut
sides together to make pumpkin. Cut small green gumdrop into
quarters, place a piece on top of pumpkin to make stem. Place on
frosted cupcake.
Black Cats:
Cut large black gumdrop crosswise into three equal slices. Place
bottom and top slices, sugared side up, on top of cupcake to make
head and body of cat. Cut thin strip from edge of center slice to
make a curved tail; place on cat. Cut 2 small triangles and place
on head for ears.
Ghosts:
Cut marshmallow in half with scissors; flatten into ghost shape
Place on frosted cupcake. cut two pieces of gumdrop and place on
ghost to make eyes.
Tip:
To soften marshmallows, place on microwave-safe waxed paper and
microwave on HIGH for 5 to 8 seconds.
High Altitude: Above 3500' see package directions.
Use a bit of imagination, the easy directions, and the assistance
of a youngest to quickly create Halloween treats for a classroom
of monsters. Top the cupcakes with pumpkins,black cats and/or
ghosts. The ghost look best on chocolate frosted cupcakes and the
black cats look best on vanilla frosted cupcakes.
Recipe FROM: Classic Pillsbury Cookbooks: Country Baking
