Halloween party cupcakes

16 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupBisquick original baking mix
cupSugar
cupMilk or water
2tablespoonsShortening
1teaspoonVanilla
1Egg
1packBetty Crocker fluffy white frosting mix
Toppings (see instructions)

Directions

HEAT oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour medium muffin cups, 2-1/2x1-¼ inches, or line with paper baking cups.

BEAT all ingredients except frosting mix in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill muffin cups about one-third full.

BAKE about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan; cool completely. Prepare frosting mix as directed on package. Frost and decorate cupcakes as directed below. 16 cupcakes.

Black Cat: For each cupcake, you will need 1 square chocolate wafer thin mint, small pieces black shoestring licorice, 3 small jelly beans, 1 small gumdrop. Stir small amount of cocoa into frosting until desired color.

Frost cupcake with frosting. Cut mint diagonally intn fourths; place 2 pieces on cupcake for ears. (Reserve remaining pieces for another cat.) Use jelly beans for eyes and nose; use licorice for whiskers. Cut gumdrop to use for mouth.

Ghost: For each cupcake, you will need 2 large marshmallows, 2 minia- ture marshmallows, 2 semisweet chocolate chips. To make ghost, cut 1 large marshmallow in half; attach cut marshmallow to whole marshmallow with small amount of frosting. (Reserve remaining marshmallow half for another ghost.) For eyes, press chocolate chips into marshmallow head. For hands, make 4 small cuts in each miniature marshmallow to form fingers; flatten slightly. Attach marshmallow hands to ghost with frosting. Frost cupcake; place ghost on top. Frost top and bottom of ghost.

Gravestone: For each cupcake, you will need 1 oval cookie, black shoe-string licorice, 1 smallgumdrop. Frost cupcake; sprinkle with cocoa.

Decorate cookie to resemble gravestone; press into cupcake. Make flower using licorice and cut gumdrop. From <BettyCrocker:BisquickClassicsandNewFavorites>. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .