Jack-O'-Lantern Cupcakes

Name: Jack-O'-Lantern Cupcakes
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 1 (15.25- to 16.5-Ounce) package butter recipe chocolate cake mix; Water as directed on package; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 3/4 cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips; Frosting; 3 cups powdered sugar; 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 to 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half; Red and yellow food color *; Decorations; Black decorator gel or icing; 24 small green gumdrops; Crushed chocolate wafer cookies; Green licorice strands; Decoration; Leaf-shaped gumdrops, if desired

Create a jack-o’-lantern patch with these decorated cupcakes.

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35 min

Prep Time

1 hr 25 min

Total Time

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 (15.25- to 16.5-Ounce) package butter recipe chocolate cake mix

Water as directed on package

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

³/₄ cup mini real semi-sweet chocolate chips

Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 to 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half

Red and yellow food color

Decorations

Black decorator gel or icing

24 small green gumdrops

Crushed chocolate wafer cookies

Green licorice strands

Decoration

Leaf-shaped gumdrops, if desired

*Substitute orange food color.

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine all cupcake ingredients in bowl; beat according to package directions. Fill prepared muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake 18-21 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pans. Cool completely.
STEP 3

Combine all frosting ingredients except food color in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Tint frosting orange using red and yellow food color; beat until well mixed. Frost cooled cupcakes.
STEP 4

Make jack-o’-lantern face on each cupcake using black decorator gel; place gumdrop on top end of each cupcake.
STEP 5

Spread crushed chocolate cookies onto serving platter to create pumpkin patch. Place strands of green licorice and leaf-shaped gumdrops onto crushed cookies to make vines; lay cupcakes on their sides around vines.

Tip #1

- If crumbs are sticking to frosting, spread a very thin layer of frosting over cakes. Let stand 10 minutes or until set. Frost cakes with remaining frosting.

Tip #2

- Want variety in your pumpkin patch? Make 18 regular-size cupcakes and 12 mini-size cupcakes. Bake regular-size cupcakes 18-21 minutes and mini-size cupcakes 15-17 minutes.

270 Calories

11 Fat (g)

45 Cholesterol (mg)

290 Sodium (mg)

41 Carbohydrates (g)

1 Dietary Fiber

3 Protein (g)

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