Are you looking for Halloween cupcakes to make for you kiddos this year? I have found the perfect ones. They are SO scary, they are CUTE. These Jack Skellington minnie ears cupcakes will make you the hit of Halloween

I think you’ll find they are easy to make and just look how they turn out!

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Jack Skellington Minnie Ears Cupcakes

I know that your kids will love these easy to make cupcake recipe. It turns out SO cute are sure to please the pumpkin king

Course Dessert

Keyword Cupcake, Dessert, Halloween

Equipment

4 inch round fondant cutter
small cutting board
fondant roller
cookie sheet
muffin pan
cupcake liners
stand mixer
large piping bag with large star tip

Ingredients

2 containers black fondant
1 cup powdered sugar
1 silver edible writing pen
1 box chocolate cake mix
ingredients as listed on your cake box

Instructions

Fondant Ears

Sprinkle powder sugar onto the cutting board and spread around
Remove black fondant from container and place onto cutting board
Coat fondant with powder sugar and roll out onto the cutting boardinto a flat 1/2 inch disk
Using the 4 inch round cutter, cut out 24 circles
Place cut circles onto the cookie sheet
Using the silver edible pen, draw rough lines onto the ears

Edible print out of jacks bowtie

Contact your local bakery and see if they can print out a blackoutline of jacks bow
Cut out the printout
Using the edible pen, draw the lines and face on
Set aside

Chocolate Cupcakes:

Preheat oven as directed on cake box
Put the liners in the muffin pan- set aside
Following the directions, add ingredients
Mix all ingredients as instructed
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full
Put in the oven and bake for 22 minutes
Check for doneness. ( Insert a toothpick into the center of a cupcake,it should come out clean.)
If they are not done, check again every three minutes until they are done
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.Transfer to a cooling rack andallow to cool completely before frosting

Vanilla Frosting:

2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
5 C powder sugar
2 tsp vanilla
6-10 TBSP heavy whipping cream
Black gel food coloring

Directions For Frosting:

Using a stand mixer, combine all ingredients and mix on medium speed
Mix until you see stiff peaks in your frosting
Divide the frosting in half
Mix one half of the frosting with black gel food coloring
Scoop the black frosting into one side of the piping bag
Frost cooled cupcakes
Place the black bow in the middle of the frosting
Place one "ear" on either side of the bow

Notes

I hope you and your family enjoy these!

Please let me know how these turned out for you!

Where do you look for your cookie and cupcake recipes? A lot of times, I will visit Kraft. I buy a lot of their products, so it seems natural to me :)

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