Here's a perfectly spooky and fun treat for our Candlewood North residents to serve at your next Halloween party for adults or kids! Frosting is used to form a square head. Candies are used to create scary facial features. These unique, delicious and easy-to-make holiday dessert treats will delight your guests and add a lively feature to your Halloween buffet presentation.
Frankenstein Cupcakes Recipe
INGREDIENTS
Cupcakes:
1 pkg. yellow cake mix (15.25 oz.)
3 eggs
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Frosting:
1 cup butter (softened)
8 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup shortening
1/3 cup milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Green food coloring
Decorations:
24 dark brown candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
24 blue candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
5 oz. chocolate sprinkles
1 oz. black food coloring gel
1 oz. red food coloring gel
INSTRUCTIONS
(Preparation Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes)
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease 12 muffin cups.
CUPCAKES
Mix together cake mix, eggs, water and oil in a bowl. Beat mixture with an electric mixer to make batter smooth (around 2 minutes). Divide batter evenly between all of the muffin cups. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean after insertion in the center of a cupcake (19–23 minutes). Cool cupcakes. Then transfer them to a wire rack for more cooling.
FROSTING
Beat together shortening and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer to make frosting smooth. Add vanilla extract. Mix well. Alternate beating in confectioners' sugar and milk into frosting mixture until the frosting is stiff. Mix in green food coloring until desired shade is achieved.
Dollop frosting onto cupcakes. Smooth out the frosting with a small spatula to cover the tops and all four sides of each cupcake. Sculpt frosting into a square shape on top of cupcakes, and flatten it to create a square, flat head shape.
DECORATIONS
Dip the top of each cupcake into the sprinkles to create hair. Place 2 blue candy pieces on one side to create “eyes.” Place a dot of black food gel at the center of blue candy pieces for “pupils.” Use red food gel to create the “stitches” on the “face.” Place 2 dark chocolate pieces onto two sides to create the “bolts.”
Nutritional Information (per serving):
460 calories; 60.9 grams carbohydrate; 4 grams fat, 2 grams protein, 45 mg. cholesterol, 186 mg. sodium
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