Jack O’Lantern Cupcakes
Festive cupcakes decorated to resemble adorable jack o'lanterns, perfect for Halloween celebrations!
Equipment
- Cupcake pan
- Cupcake liners
- Mixing Bowls
- Piping bag
- Sharp Knife
Ingredients
- 1 box white boxed cake mix plus ingredients specified on the box (eggs, water, oil)
- 1 can prepared white frosting
- as needed red, yellow, and green food coloring
- 6 pieces small Tootsie Rolls cut in half for stems
- as needed edible googly eyes
- 12 pieces cupcake liners either paper or silicone
Instructions
- Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions, adding red and yellow food coloring to tint the batter orange.
- Preheat your oven according to the cake mix instructions and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- Pour the orange batter into each liner, filling them about two-thirds full.
- Bake according to the package instructions, typically around 15-20 minutes, and check for doneness with a toothpick.
- Once baked, cool the cupcakes in the pan for a few minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cool, trim the tops of the cupcakes to create a flat surface.
- Color the frosting orange and green, then frost each cupcake with orange frosting.
- Stack one cupcake upside down on top of another to create a pumpkin shape and insert a Tootsie Roll stem into the top.
- Pipe on green frosting leaves around the stem and add edible googly eyes to finish decorating.
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Notes
Store leftover cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.