How to Make Black Cat Cupcakes for Halloween

Black cat cupcakes aren't unlucky, they're just delicious. Make some black cat cupcakes for your next Halloween get together, or let your kids take some to school to treat their classmates. These fun cupcakes are sure to bring giggles of appreciation. This recipe makes 24 cupcakes.

Things You'll Need

• 2 (12-cup) muffin tins
• 24 paper muffin cups
• 1 box chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs
• Wire rack
• 1 can chocolate frosting
• 24 filled chocolate sandwich cookies
• Yellow M&Ms for cat eyes
• Candy corn or chocolate chips for cat ears
• 1 package black licorice string for cat whiskers

Instructions

1. Line two (12-cup) muffin tins with paper muffin cups. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Prepare the box of chocolate cupcake mix according to the directions, and stir the cookie crumbs into the batter. Fill the muffin cups about one-third with the batter, and bake the cupcakes for 25 minutes. Remove the muffins from the muffin tins, and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.

3. Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting, reserving a small amount.

4. Create cat faces on the chocolate sandwich cookies. Use the reserved chocolate frosting as glue. Glue on two small candies, such as yellow M&Ms for the cats' eyes. Choose two triangular shapes, such as candy corns for the cats ears, and attach them with frosting. Use the icing to attach a tiny candy nose, and under that, some licorice string whiskers.

5. Put a cat face cookie on each cupcake, turning it on edge and pressing the bottom edge of the cat face into the frosting.

6. Allow the black cat cupcakes to set up for at least 20 minutes before serving.