These adorable cupcakes are the perfect spooky treat for Halloween!
Servings : 24cupcakes
Prep Time 20 minutesmins
Cook Time 20 minutesmins
Total Time 40 minutesmins
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
1box Chocolate Cake Mix
2boxes of Halloween Oreo Cookies, you will need Cookies for inside the cupcake and Cookies for the "Spiders"
Frosting - recipe below
Chocolate Sprinkles
Black Licorice
Small Round Chocolate Candies
Cupcake Liners
For the Frosting
8ouncescream cheese, room temperature
1stick butter, softened
1teaspoonpure vanilla extract
3cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
For the Cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350.
Prepare the cake mix according to the instructions on the box.
Line a cupcake pan with liners.
Pour a small amount of batter (enough to cover the bottom) in each cupcake liner.
Add an Oreo Cookie to each liner, then fill the cupcake tins.
Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
Prepare the Frosting
Cream together cream cheese and butter.
Mix in vanilla.
Slowly add in the powdered sugar; mix until well blended, about 4 minutes.
Take out the cupcakes and let completely cool before frosting.
Once frosted, add sprinkles, then top with an Oreo.
Once the Oreos are on the cupcakes, you can decorate them with chocolate candies as eyes and black licorice strings as legs. You can also do this before placing the Oreos on the cupcakes.
Nutritional info is an estimate and provided as courtesy. Values may vary according to the ingredients and tools used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed info.