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Halloween Bat Cupcakes

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Jul 19, 2021
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Our Halloween cupcakes are a must-make for any party! With tender chocolate cake, creamy icing and cookies, they are frighteningly good. With a fun bat decoration, our scary Halloween cupcakes are a great activity to try with your kids. Add our bat cupcakes to your dessert tray or use them as a crowd-pleasing trick or treat option. While our Halloween-themed cupcakes are perfect for kids, adults will also love these sweet treats.

Halloween Bat Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 25 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Delights Super Moist™ Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup Oreo mini chocolate creme sandwich cookies, crushed
  • 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
  • 24 thin chocolate wafer cookies, broken in half
  • 24 Oreo mini chocolate creme sandwich cookies
  • Betty Crocker™ Decorating Cookie Icing white icing (from 7-oz pouch)
  • 48 candy eyes

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, buttermilk, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Stir in crushed cookies. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting. Insert 1 chocolate wafer cookie piece on each side of cupcake to look like bat wings. Place 1 miniature sandwich cookie between cookie pieces for bat body. Squeeze 2 small dots white icing onto each cookie; attach candy eyes.

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