These adorable and easy Halloween cupcakes are perfect for making for your Trick or Treat Party. With just one box cake mix and easy frosting, you'll be ready with the cutest cupcake tower ever.
PREP TIME 20 minutesminutes
Additional Time 15 minutesminutes
TOTAL TIME 35 minutesminutes
YIELD 2dozen cupcakes
Ingredients
1box cake mix in your favorite flavor baked into 24 cupcakes according to the directions on the package
1container of prepared cream cheese frosting OR 1 batch of homemade frostingSee Notes
1container of prepared chocolate cream cheese frosting OR 1 batch of homemade frostingSee Notes
For Decorating:
Mini Candy Corn
Festive Orange & Black Sprinkles
Candy Googly Eyes
Instructions
Bake the boxed cake mix into cupcakes according to the directions on the package. You should get 24 cupcakes in total.
Spread the vanilla cream cheese frosting over 12 cupcakes and chocolate frosting over the other 12.
Sprinkle the festive sprinkles over 6 each of the chocolate and vanilla cupcakes.
Place one candy corn on top of the remaining 6 vanilla cupcakes.
Pipe cream cheese frosting spider webs over the remaining 6 chocolate frosted cupcakes. (See post for detailed photos.)
Recipe Notes
You can mix and match these festive designs as you prefer. Any one of the three easy Halloween cupcake designs would make an adorable platter for the party.STORAGE TIPS:If using cream cheese frosting, be sure to refrigerate your cupcakes until serving time.