Midnight Madness Cupcakes

  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24

Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • 2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 1/2 teaspoon purple paste food color
  • 2 tablespoons black sanding sugar
  • 1/2 cup purple rock candy, if desired
  • 24 creme-filled chocolate soft snack cakes

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups or spray with cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 2
    Spoon frosting into medium bowl; tint with purple food color. Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Top with rock candy. Cut out each snack cake to look like crescent moon. Garnish cupcakes with moon cutouts.

  • Use chocolate-covered marshmallows sandwich pies as another garnish option.
  • Use outside edge of 2-inch round cutter to cut the curve of the moon in each snack cake.

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