Even my adult children love these Halloween cupcakes! We serve them every year at our pumpkin-carving party. You can also make them with the fudge stripes on their wings facing up for variety.
—JOYCE MOYNIHAN LAKEVILLE, MN
PREP: 25 MIN. • BAKE: 20 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 2 DOZEN
1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
24 fudge-striped cookies
24 milk chocolate kisses
White decorating icing
1. Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool completely.
2. Spread the frosting over cupcakes. For the bat wings, cut the cookies in half; insert two cookie halves into each cupcake.
3. Gently press chocolate kisses into frosting for heads. Add eyes with decorating icing.