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Midnight Madness Cupcakes

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Updated May 23, 2022
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Garnish these tasty chocolate cupcakes with moon cutouts made from snack cakes - a perfect dessert treat on the occasion of Halloween.

Midnight Madness Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 1/2 teaspoon purple paste food color
  • 2 tablespoons black sanding sugar
  • 1/2 cup purple rock candy, if desired
  • 24 creme-filled chocolate soft snack cakes

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups or spray with cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Spoon frosting into medium bowl; tint with purple food color. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Top with rock candy. Cut out each snack cake to look like crescent moon. Garnish cupcakes with moon cutouts.

Nutrition

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