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Four Frankenstein Cupcakes with green frosting, edible eyes, and a peanut butter cup hat sitting on a green striped background with a huge spider towering over them in the background.

Easy Frankenstein Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes topped with fluffy green buttercream frosting then topped off with a chocolate peanut butter hair and chocolate chip "bolts".
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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 52 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen cupcakes
Author: Hezzi-D

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1/2 c. milk
  • 1/2 c. sour cream
  • 1/2 c. vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs

For the frosting:

  • 3 sticks butter softened
  • 6 c. powdered sugar
  • 3 Tablespoon milk
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • green food coloring
  • black food coloring

For decorating:

  • 4 dozen candy eyes
  • 2 dozen peanut butter cups
  • 48 chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place black cupcake liners in 2 muffin tins. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the chocolate cake mix, milk, sour cream, and oil. Mix well.
  • Add in the eggs and mix until combined.
  • Divide the batter between the muffin cups, filling each one 3/4 of the way full.
  • Bake for 20-23 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven and cool completely on a write rack.
  • In a large bowl beat the butter with a mixer on medium speed until smooth.
  • Add the powdered sugar in a cup at a time until well combined.
  • Add in the milk and vanilla and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes or until fluffy.
  • Remove 1/2 cup of frosting from the bowl. Dye the frosting remaining in the bowl green. Dye the 1/2 cup of frosting black.
  • To make the cupcake put a mound of frosting on top of each cupcake and using a butter knife square off the frosting.
  • Place a peanut butter cup on top of the frosting. I found special Frankenstein peanut butter cups that were brown and green but the all brown ones work fine.
  • Place the black frosting in a piping bag with a thin tip. Pipe on a straight line for the mouth and two lines angling downward for the angry eyebrows.
  • Place 2 eyes into the frosting under the eyebrows. Place a chocolate chip, pointed side down, into each side of the frosting for the "bolts".

Notes

Recipe adapted from Reese's