These are very spooky indeed, amazing chocolate cookies with amazing spooky looks that also have an amazing sweet taste, the kids will love it and will have lots of fun helping you make it!
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Cook: 18 mins
Additional: 1 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 24
Ingredients.
- 1 (18.25 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix (such as Duncan Hines®)
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ (16 ounce) packages prepared vanilla frosting
- 1 (7 ounce) pouch prepared chocolate frosting
Preparation.
Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners, preferable dark-colored or Halloween-themed ones.
Step 2.
Combine cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed until batter is smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
Step 3.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool tins on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before decorating, about 1 hour.
Step 4.
Frost each cupcake with a thin layer of white vanilla frosting and refrigerate for 30 minutes to make decorating easier.
Step 5.
Remove cupcakes from the fridge and apply a second layer of white frosting. Fill a piping bag outfitted with a small round tip with chocolate frosting and draw a skull face on the cupcakes: pipe large ovals for the eyes, two dots for the nostrils, and a large «stitched» smile for the mouth.
