Halloween Cupcakes: Creepy and Delicious

Want some cute ideas on creepy cupcakes to make your Halloween party more festive or for your child to take to school? Check out these cute recipes for Wicked Witch Cupcakes and Spider Cupcakes. They will have your guests coming back for more tricks and treats!

For Wicked Witch Cupcakes, you will need the following ingredients:

24 brown mini M&Ms plus more for filling (optional)
Hershey's Chocolate Cupcakes
Dirty Green Simple Buttercream
12 chocolate sugar cones
1 pound black licorice laces, cut into 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch and 2-inch lengths
12 candy corns

This recipe serves 12. Using a melon baller, scoop out the center of each cupcake, and fill with mini M&Ms, if desired. Cover the tops of each cupcake with a generous mound of buttercream. Insert one candy corn into each cupcake to form a nose. Using brown mini M&Ms, insert two into each cupcake to form eyes. Place two short lengths of licorice above the eyes to form eyebrows for the witch. Place the shorter licorice lengths above the eyebrows to form bangs. Place an inverted cone on top of bangs, pressing gently into buttercream to adhere. Place the longer licorice lengths under the cone hat to form the hair.

For the Spider Cupcakes, the Prep Time is 1 hour. Cook Time is 30 minutes and they are ready in 1 hour 30 minutes. You will need the following ingredients:

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 pound black shoestring licorice
1 (16 ounce) can white frosting
48 pieces candy corn
48 cinnamon red hot candies
1/4 cup orange decorator sugar

Prepare cupcakes according to package directions and let cool completely. Cut licorice into 3 inch sections. Working with one or two cupcakes at a time, so the frosting doesn't set before decorating, frost the cupcakes with the white frosting. Insert licorice pieces into the outer edges of the cupcakes to make the legs of the spider, 3 legs on each side. Place two pieces of candy corn on the front of the cupcake for fangs and use two red hots as eyes. Sprinkle with decorator sugar. Repeat with remaining cupcakes.

Prepare to be spooked with these cute desserts!