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Midnight Madness Cupcakes

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  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24
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Garnish these tasty chocolate cupcakes with moon cutouts made from snack cakes - a perfect dessert treat on the occasion of Halloween.
Updated May 23, 2022
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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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Use chocolate-covered marshmallows sandwich pies as another garnish option.
  • tip 2
    Use outside edge of 2-inch round cutter to cut the curve of the moon in each snack cake.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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