MONSTER CUPCAKES

Monster Cupcakes image

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
2 containers (12 oz each) Betty Crocker™ Soft Whipped fluffy white ready-to-spread 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

Steps:

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.
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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282, Carbohydrate 38 g, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 206 mg