Description
These Black Cat Halloween Cupcakes are a fun and festive treat perfect for spooky celebrations. Featuring chocolate cupcakes decorated with chocolate frosting, candy eyes, and chocolate bar ears, they are easy to assemble and sure to delight kids and adults alike with their playful cat design.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes and Frosting
- 12 Cupcakes (any flavor, cooled)
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate frosting
Decorations
- 1/3 cup chocolate jimmy sprinkles
- 12 red heart Runts or pink jelly beans (for noses)
- 24 green or yellow M&Ms (for eyes)
- 1 edible marker (black)
- 1 box Pocky sticks (for whiskers)
- 24 ears made from chocolate bars (chopped into triangles)
Instructions
- Draw pupils on M&Ms: Using your edible marker, carefully draw black pupils onto the green or yellow M&Ms to give them a cat-eyed appearance. Set aside to dry briefly.
- Frost cupcakes: Spread a generous layer of chocolate frosting over the top of each cooled cupcake, creating a smooth surface for decorating.
- Assemble eyes and nose: Place two decorated M&Ms on each cupcake to form the cat’s eyes, then position a red heart Runts candy or pink jelly bean below as the cat’s nose.
- Add chocolate sprinkles: Gently roll or sprinkle the frosted cupcakes in the chocolate jimmy sprinkles to create a textured, fuzzy effect around the cat’s face.
- Attach chocolate ears: Chop chocolate bars into small triangle shapes and press two pieces into the top sides of each cupcake to form cat ears.
- Add whiskers: Break Pocky sticks into small segments and insert them into the frosting around the nose to mimic cat whiskers.
Notes
- Use any cupcake flavor you prefer; chocolate or vanilla work well.
- If you don’t have an edible marker, you can use melted chocolate to pipe pupils onto the M&Ms.
- To make ears sturdier, slightly chill the chocolate bar triangles before inserting.
- For a different look, try using different colored M&Ms for eyes.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days for best freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
