Description
These Graveyard Cupcakes combine delectable chocolate flavors with fun decorations, including gummy worms and Halloween treats, making them perfect for any spooky celebration.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 prepared chocolate cupcakes
- 36 regular oreo cookies, cream included, crushed
- 24 regular milano cookies
- 5 tablespoons black frosting , or black gel
- 24 gummy worms
- 48 small halloween themed candies, candy pumpkins, bones, or cats
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Prepare the chocolate cupcakes following the package instructions and let them cool completely.
- Crush the Oreo cookies with the cream and set them aside.
- Once the cupcakes are cool, frost them generously with black frosting.
- Sprinkle the crushed Oreos on top of the frosted cupcakes to create a 'dirt' effect.
- Insert a Milano cookie into each cupcake to resemble a tombstone.
- Add gummy worms on top for decoration.
- Finally, scatter the Halloween candies around the cupcakes for additional fun.
Notes
For a more intense chocolate flavor, add extra cocoa powder to the frosting.
These cupcakes can be made a day in advance; just store them in an airtight container to keep them fresh.
Feel free to mix and match Halloween-themed candies based on your preference.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg