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Monster Cupcakes

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 20, 2022
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Cake mix, frosting and decorations come together in these creative cupcakes – a perfect dessert treat on Halloween.

Monster Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 35 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 3/4 teaspoon neon green paste food color
  • 1/4 teaspoon purple paste food color
  • 48 assorted colors ring-shaped gummy candies or fruit-flavored ring-shaped hard candies
  • Candy eyes
  • Licorice whips, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 6 miniature marshmallows
  • 1/2 cup candy corn

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
    Tint 1 container frosting with green food color. Tint second container frosting with purple food color. Place green frosting in decorating bag fitted with star tip #109. Place purple frosting in second decorating bag fitted with #109 tip. Pipe green frosting on half of the cupcakes. Pipe purple frosting on remaining cupcakes.
  • Step 
    3
    Attach gummy candies for eyes. With frosting, attach candy eyes in center for eye pupils. Attach licorice pieces for mouths. With dampened kitchen scissors, cut marshmallows into small pieces for fangs. Attach candy corn above eyes for horns and on sides for ears.

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