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Stop the presses! These too-cute cupcakes are a must-bake for your Halloween party. There's room for creativity on these delicious desserts, so make the faces fun or scary-your choice. Ingredients:
10 chocolate cupcakes |
1 stick (1/4 lb.) unsalted butter |
1/2 cup shortening |
3 cups confectioners' sugar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
20 brown m&m's |
1 long strand black licorice |
25 white mini jellybeans |
10 mini chocolate cupcakes |
1 (9 oz.) box chocolate wafers |
Directions:
1. Beat together butter and shortening for 2 minutes. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla and salt; beat for 1 minute. Mound 1/4 cup frosting in center of top of each larger cupcake.
2. For faces, add M&M's, pieces of licorice and halved jellybeans (see photo).
3. For hats, dab frosting on mini cupcakes, invert and stick to chocolate wafers. Put one on each icing mound.
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