Bat Cupcake

Bat Cupcakes, Cup cake with cookie

Bat Cupcakes. Are you preparing for Halloween? Give everyone a memorable Halloween. Here are some recipes.

Ingredients

Cake

Frosting and Decorations

Details

Serves: 24

Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs.

Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir food color into frosting until well blended; frost tops of cupcakes.

Step 3

Line large cookie sheet with waxed paper or cooking parchment paper. On another piece of paper, draw and cut out bat shape about 2½x1 inch.

Place shape under waxed paper. In small microwavable bowl, place chocolate chips. Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute; stir. Microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.

Place chocolate in small resealable freezer plastic bag; seal. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze chocolate onto waxed paper to make bat, filling in bat shape underneath as guide and making 24 bats.

Cut ¼-inch pieces of licorice; place on each bat for eyes. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or freeze about 5 minutes until set. Peel waxed paper from chocolate. Place 1 chocolate bat on top of each cupcake just before serving. Store loosely covered.

The cupcakes can be made several days ahead and frozen until 2 hours before decorating.

Bat Cupcakes 2

If you’re preparing for Halloween, Check ‘Chocolate Bat Cookies‘ and ‘Crusty Mummy Fingers’