Everybody loves a spooky Halloween treat, and I’ve got some cute little monsters that are bound to impress! These cupcakes look like you spent all day slaving away in the kitchen, but I whipped these up (and took pictures!) in less than 2 hours. You probably even have the ingredients already in your pantry! There are a few special tools you’ll need for decorating, but they can easily be found at craft or baking stores. Make sure to tousle your hair a bit before you serve them so people think you worked harder than you did!
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ASSEMBLY
Tools:
- Food coloring of choice (I used Americolor 162 & 165)
- Candy eyeballs (I used Wilton)
- Sprinkles
- Pastry bags (feel free to use disposable ones)
- Wilton 4B piping tip
- Bakery Crafts 9CS piping tip (the Wilton 1M is similar)
Directions:
- Separate your frosting equally between two bowls. Add food coloring and stir well. It’s always better to start with a few drops and work your way up to the desired color.
- For the pastry bags, you’ll want to snip the end of the bag so that about half of the piping tip comes out of the bag when you drop it inside. Once again, it’s better to cut less than too much.
- Fill your pastry bags with colored frosting. I used the 4B for the “Purple People Eaters” and the 9CS for the “Green Monsters.”
- For the “Purple People Eaters” I piped small stars around the top of the cupcake starting on the outside working my way in. For the “Green Monsters” in one fluid circular motion I piped around the edge of the cupcake working my way into the center. Practice makes perfect when it comes to piping.
- Add your candy eyeballs and sprinkles, and you’re done!
