Hallowe’en Party Cupcakes

CUPCAKES
1 pk Pillsbury plus cake mix
-any flavor
Water
Oil
Eggs

TOPPINGS
1 cn Pillsbury Vanilla or choco-
-late frosting supreme
Orange slice gumdrop candies
-(for pumpkins)
Small green gumdrops
-(for pumpkins)
Large black gumdrops
-(for cats)
Large marshmallows
-(for ghosts)

Heat oven to 350 F. Line 24-30 muffin cups with paper baking cups. Prepare
and bake cupckas according to package directions. remove from pans, cool
completely. Spread top of cooled cupcakes with frosting.
TO MAKE EACH PUMPKIN:cut thin slice off of straight edge of 2 orange
slices, press cut sides together to make pumpkin. Cut small green gumdrop
into quarters, place a piece on top of pumpkin to make stem. Place on
frosted cupcake.
TO MAKE EACH BLACK CAT: cut large black gumdrop crosswise into three equal
slices. Place bottom and top slices, sugared side up, on top of cupcake to
make head and body of cat. Cut thin strip from edge of center slice to make
a curved tail; place on cat. Cut 2 small triangles and place on head for
ears.
TO MAKE EACH GHOST:cut marshmallow in half with scizzors; flatten into
ghost shape *Place on frosted cupcake. cut two pieces of gumdrop and place
on ghost to make eyes.
24-30 cupcakes
TIP: * To soften marshmallows, place on microwave-safe waxed paper and
microwave on HIGH for 5-8 seconds.
HIGH ALTITUDE– Above 3500: See package directions.
Use a bit of imagination, the easy directions, and the assistance of a
youngest to quickly create Hallowe’en treats for a classroom of monsters.
Top the cupcakes with pumpkins,black cats and/or ghosts. The ghost look
best on chocolate frosted cupcakes and the black cats look best on vanilla
frosted cupcakes.