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Jack Skellington Minnie Ears Cupcakes
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5 from 3 votes

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
Servings 0

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!