Halloween Cupcakes

These easy Halloween Cupcakes start with chocolate cake mix and get topped with cookie crumbs, candy eyes, and colorfully splattered chocolate candy skulls.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword halloween cupcakes

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Cupcake Cooling Time 1

Total Time 35

Servings servings

Calories 258kcal

Author Jason Decker

Ingredients

1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 & 1/4 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
chocolate frosting of your choice
20 chocolate sandwich cookies crushed
24 BUTTERFINGER® Peanut Butter Cup Skulls
Colored chocolate candy wafers melted, your choice of colors, optional
candy eyes optional

Instructions

Make chocolate cupcakes per the directions on the back of the box using the water, oil, and eggs, unless otherwise noted on the box. Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
Frost each cupcake with the chocolate frosting, using a butter knife to add a small layer of frosting per cupcake. Dip cupcakes, frosting side down into the crushed cookies. Set aside.
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
Lay our desired amount of skulls you wish to decorate on a parchment paper lined sheet tray. Melt* the colored chocolate per the directions on the back of the bag. Splatter the candy coating on each of the skulls. Place into the fridge until set, about 2 minutes.
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
Decorate each cupcake with a BUTTERFINGER® skull on top, enjoy!
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix

Notes

*If the candy coating is too thick to pour, add a little coconut oil at a time until desired thinness.

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