How to Make Jack-o-Lantern Cupcakes

This article will show you how to make Jack-o-Lantern cupcakes.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 box yellow cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 c. oil
• 1 t. grated orange zest
• 1 t. orange food color
• 1 c. butter, room temp.
• 4.5 c. powdered sugar
• 1/4 c. milk
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 12 black gumdrops
• black decorating sugar
• 2 Fruit Twistables candies, cut into 1 inch pieces

1. 

   Preheat oven to 350. Line 24 muffin cups with liners. Prepare cake mix according to directions using water, eggs, and oil. Add zest and 1/4 t. coloring. Bake and cool according to directions.

2. 

   On medium, beat butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar, then milk, vanilla and remaining color. Put 3 T. in a plastic food bag with hole cut in 1 corner.

3. 

   Trim tops of 12 cupcakes; remove wrappers from remaining 12. With frosting, attach unwrapped cupcakes onto the trimmed with cupcakes. Cover with frosting. Roll gumdrops flat; sprinkle with decorating sugar; cut out face shapes. Make eyes with frosting. Attach candy for stems.
   
   I have lots of other Halloween recipes and ideas....click on the links at the bottom!
   
   Makes 12 cupcakes

Resources

• Halloween Decorating ideas
• Creepy Egg Eyes
• Mummy Treats
• Halloween Cheese Spread
• Mini Low Fat Pumpkin Cakes
• Halloween Macaroni and Cheese
• Halloween Popcorn Balls
• Halloween Brains Meatloaf

[missperson]

on 9/5/2009 Cute cupcakes! Love cupcakes!

[Susang6]

on 10/6/2008 these are so cute, and the detail! great topic, love the pictures!

[sherryk9210]

on 10/5/2008 These are so cute !! Thanks for a great idea.. I thought you would like my article on how to make " MINI PUMPKIN TREATS ". They are really easy to make and fun to eat...Remember to make a lot !!1

[Susanh]

on 10/2/2008 Very cute jack-o-lantern cupcakes!