Wicked Witch Cupcakes
Wicked Witch Cupcakes
Halloween is coming! These cupcakes are a wickedly easy treat to make with your ghouls and goblins.Recipe courtesy of McCormick
Prep Time
30
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
Servings
24
Total time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 package (2-layer cake) chocolate cake mix
- 1 teaspoon mccormick® all natural pure vanilla extract
- 24 chocolate ice cream cones
- 4 ounce semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
- 24 chocolate wafer cookies
- 1 container (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
- mccormick® assorted food color & egg dye
- black string licorice, cut into assorted lengths for hair
- red candy-coated pieces, for eyes
- green gum drops, cut into triangles, for nose
Directions
- Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding vanilla.
- Bake as directed on package for cupcakes.
- Cool cupcakes on wire rack.
- Dip open end of each ice cream cone into melted chocolate.
- Attach to chocolate wafer cookies to make the witch’s hat.
- Let stand 30 minutes to allow chocolate to harden.
- Tint frosting green with 1/2 teaspoon green food color.
- Frost cupcakes.
- Place witch’s hat on each cupcake.
- Use candy-coated pieces for the eyes and gum drops, cut into triangles, for the nose.
- Cut string licorice into assorted lengths for the hair.