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Trick or Treat Monster Cups

Trick or Treat Monster Cups

When it comes to Halloween treats, the scarier, the better. And these creepy monster cupcakes are the scariest! Get creative with these chocolate cupcakes by making monster faces out of your favorite Halloween candy.
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Recipe - Gourmet Garage Corporate
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Trick or Treat Monster Cups
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings60
Cook Time23 Minutes
Ingredients
3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks) , softened
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
30 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
1 2/3 cups sugar
1 1/3 cups water
1 container creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (16 oz.)
Red and yellow food color
Directions

1. Remove wrappers from chocolates; set aside. Heat oven to 350°F. Line mun cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

 

2. Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups about 1/2 full with batter. Place chocolate piece in center of each.

 

3. Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove from cups to wire rack. Cool completely.

 

4. Tint frosting with red and yellow food color to make orange. Frost cupcakes with orange frosting. Cut up candies to make "monster" faces. Yields about 2-1/2 dozen cupcakes.

 

15 minutes
Prep Time
23 minutes
Cook Time
60
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 60 servings
3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks) , softened
Land O Lakes Salted Butter, 4 count, 1 lb
Land O Lakes Salted Butter, 4 count, 1 lb
$5.49$5.49/lb
1 tsp vanilla extract
Morton & Bassett Vanilla Extract
Morton & Bassett Vanilla Extract
$15.99$8.00/fl oz
1 tsp salt
Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce
Morton Salt, Plain, 26 Ounce
$2.99$0.12/oz
1/4 tsp baking powder
Davis OK Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz
Davis OK Double Acting Baking Powder, 8.1 oz
$5.99$0.74/oz
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
Not Available
30 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
WILLAS WILLA OAT MLK ORIG
WILLAS WILLA OAT MLK ORIG
$8.49$0.27/fl oz
1 2/3 cups sugar
Domino Premium Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, 4 lb
Domino Premium Pure Cane Granulated Sugar, 4 lb
$9.99$2.50/lb
1 1/3 cups water
Poland Spring 100% Natural Spring Water, 16.9 fl oz, 24 count
Poland Spring 100% Natural Spring Water, 16.9 fl oz, 24 count
On Sale! Limit 4
$9.04 was $9.99$0.02/fl oz
1 container creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (16 oz.)
Not Available
Red and yellow food color
Not Available

Directions

1. Remove wrappers from chocolates; set aside. Heat oven to 350°F. Line mun cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

 

2. Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups about 1/2 full with batter. Place chocolate piece in center of each.

 

3. Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove from cups to wire rack. Cool completely.

 

4. Tint frosting with red and yellow food color to make orange. Frost cupcakes with orange frosting. Cut up candies to make "monster" faces. Yields about 2-1/2 dozen cupcakes.