Totally Batty Cupcakes

What You Need:

1 (18.25 oz.) pkg. chocolate cake mix
1 (16 oz.) can chocolate ready to spread frosting
24 fudge stripped cookies, halved
24 chocolate kisses
Red decorating gel

How to Make It:

Prepare the cake and bake as directed on the package for 24 cupcakes.
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack
Frost the cupcakes with the frosting.
Place 2 halves of the cookies into each cupcake to represent the bat wings being sure the stripes are to the backside of the cupcake.
Carefully press a chocolate kiss into the front of the cupcake to represent the bats head.
Place two small drops of the red decorating gel onto the kiss to form the eyes.

If you want your cupcakes to look really batty scallop the edges of the cookies before adding them to the cupcakes.

Makes 24 cupcakes

Preparation Time: approximately 25 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 20 minutes + cooling
Total Time: approximately 45 minutes + cooling

Squirmy Crawler Cupcakes

What You Need:

1 1/4 C of water
1/3 C of canola oil
3 eggs
1 (18.25 oz.) box yellow cake mix with pudding
3/4 C ready to spread chocolate frosting
24 gummy worms

How to Make It:

Preset the oven temperature to 350 degrees allowing the oven to preheat.
Place paper cupcake liners into the cups on a muffin tin.
Spray the lines lightly with a non stick cooking spray.
Pour the water into a mixing bowl.
Whisk the canola oil into the water.
Add the eggs and whisk until well combined.
Add the cake mix powder and stir until blended in well.
Fill the paper lines 2/3 full of the batter.
Bake for 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
Remove the cupcakes to a wire rack and cool for 20 minutes.
Using a wooden spoon handle make a hole in the center of each cupcake about as wide as a penny.
Place the frosting into a baggie and snip one corner off the bag.
Squeeze the frosting into the holes on the cupcakes allowing a small amount to top the cupcake.
Press a gummy worm into the frosting hole of each cupcake leaving a portion of the worm over the edge of the cupcakes.

Kids will love these cupcakes. Wrap them in decorative plastic wrap to give as treats or place them on your Halloween party table for the kids to enjoy.

Makes 24 cupcakes

Preparation Time: approximately 20 minutes
Baking Time: approximately 22 minutes
Cooling Time: approximately 20 minutes
Total Time: approximately 1 hour 02 minutes

Nutritional Information (approximate value per cupcake):
Calories 200; fat 8 g; sodium 160 mg; carbohydrates 30 g; sugar 24 g; protein 2 g