Spooky Cupcakes

Name: Spooky Cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package Devil's food cake mix; 1 1/4 cups buttermilk *; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter melted; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa; 2 teaspoons vanilla; Frosting; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1/3 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; Decorations; 24 peanut-shaped peanut butter sandwich cookies; Black decorator gel or icing

Ghosts rise up out of these dark chocolate cupcakes to put a little scare in your Halloween gathering.

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1 hr 10 min

Prep Time

1 hr 40 min

Total Time

24 cupcakes

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Ingredients

Cupcakes

1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package Devil's food cake mix

1 ¹/₄ cups buttermilk

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa

2 teaspoons vanilla

Frosting

4 cups powdered sugar

¹/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

Decorations

24 peanut-shaped peanut butter sandwich cookies

Black decorator gel or icing

*Substitute 4 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1 1/4 cups; let stand 5 minutes.

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 at low speed until well mixed. Beat at medium speed until batter is thick and well combined.
STEP 3

Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pan cups. Bake 17-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 5 minutes. Remove to cooling rack; cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine all frosting ingredients in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
STEP 5

Frost cupcakes. Working with 1 cupcake and 1 cookie at a time. Push end of cookie 1/3 of way into each cupcake. Frost front of cupcake and up onto cookie to give ghost a smooth look. Add eyes and mouth to cookie using black gel or icing.