Skeleton Cupcakes
These adorable Halloween Skeleton cupcakes featuring the face of Jack Skellington are the perfect addition to your Halloween party!
Servings 24 cupcakes
Equipment
- Purple foil cupcake wrappers
- 6-inch lollipop sticks
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake mix prepared according to package instructions
- Canned chocolate frosting
- Chocolate cookie sprinkles see note
- White fudge covered pretzels
- Large marshmallows standard S'mores size
- Mini marshmallows
- Black edible food coloring pen
Instructions
Prepare and Frost the Cupcakes
- Prepare the chocolate cupcakes according to the package directions with the purple foil cupcake wrappers. Cool completely.
- Using a small icing knife, spread the chocolate frosting in an even layer over each cupcake. Sprinkle with the chocolate cookie sprinkles to resemble dirt.
Draw the Skeleton Faces
- Using a black edible food coloring marker, draw a skeleton face onto the flat side of each larger marshmallow.
Assemble the Skeletons
- Insert the lollipop stick straight up into a cupcake, about ⅓ of the way across the surface of the cupcake.
- Thread a mini marshmallow onto the stick, then thread a white pretzel on the stick through the smallest opening. Repeat two more times so you have 3 sets of "ribs". Top with another mini marshmallow.
- Add the marshmallow face on top.
- Break small pieces of the pretzels off to make the skeleton arms and carefully place them on the top pretzel "rib" through the two larger openings.
Notes
For gluten free cupcakes, use gluten free chocolate sandwich cookie crumbs for the "dirt."
Store the assembled cupcakes covered in an airtight container if possible or with plastic wrap at room temperature until ready to serve.
If you store in the refrigerator, allow the cupcakes to reach room temperature before serving.
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