Ghosts rise up out of these dark chocolate cupcakes to put a little scare in your Halloween gathering.
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Cupcakes
1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package Devil's food cake mix
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, melted
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons vanilla
Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
13 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.
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.
- Mini chocolate chips can be used for ghost eyes and regular-size chocolate chips can be used for mouth.
Let’s make the most of this fun and decorative holiday with festive Halloween cupcakes - after all, Halloween only comes once a year. The cupcakes in this collection are spooky, batty and some are even smiling, but you’ll forget all your fears once you take the first bite.
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