Scary Monster Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Divide frosting into five separate small bowls. Stir 1 teaspoon desired color gel food color into each bowl. Spoon each color frosting into separate decorating bag fitted with desired tip. Pipe frosting on cupcakes to look like monster's fur.
• Decorate each cupcake as desired using candy eyeballs and decorating gel.

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes; cool completely.
• Spoon 1/3 cup COOL WHIP into large resealable plastic bag. Add marshmallows; seal bag. Shake until marshmallows are evenly coated. Place decorating sugar in small bowl. Add marshmallows, 1 at a time; toss until evenly coated with sugar. Place in single layer on baking sheet. Decorate with decorating gel to resemble monster faces as shown in photo.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in remaining COOL WHIP. Spoon 1-1/2 cups pudding mixture into small bowl. Add food coloring; stir until blended. Spoon into small resealable plastic bag. Snip one corner off bottom of bag.
• Cut 1-inch piece from top of each cupcake with small knife; remove and reserve for snacking or other use. Pipe pudding mixture from bag into holes in cupcakes; spread remaining pudding mixture onto tops of cupcakes. Top with marshmallows.

Steps:

• Line cupcake pan with liners.
• Make cupcakes per directions on box.
• Cool cupcakes completely.
• Stir frosting as per instructions on box.
• Put frosting on top of cupcake roughly in the shape of a skull (see photo) leaving part of the cupcake exposed.
• Decorate with candies. (see photos).
• Melt chocolate chips in a small microwave safe bowl for about 20 seconds. This depends on your microwave.
• Don't over melt. Just do it until the chips are soft with some solid left in the center of the chip. Stir and the rest will melt. Add more time if needed, but do it slowly, about 10 seconds at a time.
• Dip a tooth pick into the chocolate chip and dot the Skittles (or whatever candy you use for the eyes). The chocolate serves as the pupil of your monters' eyes. Please make sure the "s" stamped on the Skittles is facing down and the blank side is facing up.

Steps:

• Add 1 Tbsp. dry gelatin mix and food colorings to frosting in medium bowl; stir gently with whisk until blended. Stir in COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes, blending remaining dry gelatin mix into batter before spooning into prepared cups. Cool completely.
• Spread cupcakes with COOL WHIP mixture. Decorate with remaining ingredients.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• Stir green food color into 1 container of the frosting. Stir purple food color into remaining container of frosting. Spoon each color frosting into separate decorating bags fitted with star tip. Pipe frosting on cupcakes to look like monster's fur.
• Place 1 candy eye on each cupcake. With decorating gel, draw mouths. Insert 3 sour straw pieces into frosting on each cupcake to look like hair.