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Trick or Treats Monster Cups

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
23 Min.
Prep:
45 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
30 cupcakes

Halloween is all about having a good time, and this Trick-or-Treat Monster Cups recipe is baking fun for the whole family, little ghosts and ghouls included! First, gather up your decorating ingredients, like orange, black or purple frosting. Plus, tiny candies like REESE'S PIECES Peanut Butter Candy, TWIZZLERS NIBS Cherry Flavored Candy, REESE'S Minis Unwrapped Peanut Butter Cups or whatever you have on hand. Your little bakers can get creative, making a scary witch or a smiling jack-o'-lantern — the decorating possibilities are endless!

Don't let the All Hallows' Eve baking stop there. Let's decorate cookies with this Halloween Cookies on a Stick recipe.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
45 minutes
Bake Time
23 minutes
Cool Time
40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup
    butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
  • 1-2/3 cups
    sugar
  • 3
    eggs
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup
  • 1-1/4 tsps
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1-1/3 cups
    water
  • 1 container
    vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (16 oz)
  • red and yellow food coloring
  • Assorted HERSHEY'S Candies for decoration
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Step-By-Step Directions

Equipment Needed 
muffin cup tin muffin cup tin
muffin cups muffin cups
mixing bowl mixing bowl
bowls bowls
measuring cup measuring cups
rubber scraper rubber scraper
mixer mixer
wire rack wire racks
1

Remove wrappers from chocolates; set aside. Heat oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

2

Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups about 1/2 full with batter. Place chocolate piece in center of each.

3

Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove from cups to wire rack. Cool completely.

4

Tint frosting with red and yellow food color to make orange. Frost cupcakes with orange frosting. Cut up candies to make "monster" faces. Yields about 2-1/2 dozen cupcakes.

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