Description
These Black Cat Halloween Cupcakes are a spooky and fun treat perfect for Halloween parties. Featuring any flavor cupcakes topped with rich chocolate frosting, decorated with candy eyes, noses, chocolate ears, and Pocky whiskers, they’re whimsical and deliciously festive.
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 (for drawing pupils)
- 1 box Pocky sticks (for whiskers)
- 24 ears made from chocolate bars (chopped into triangles)
Instructions
- Prepare the eyes: Use your edible marker to carefully draw black pupils onto each M&M to create cat eyes, adding a realistic and spooky effect.
- Frost the cupcakes: Spread a generous layer of chocolate frosting over the top of each cooled cupcake to create a perfect base for the decorations.
- Place eyes and nose: Gently press two decorated M&Ms onto each frosted cupcake to represent the cat’s eyes, then place one red heart Runts candy (or a pink jelly bean) in the center for the nose.
- Add sprinkles: Roll or sprinkle the cupcakes generously with chocolate jimmy sprinkles, covering the frosting and creating a textured fur-like appearance.
- Attach ears: Chop chocolate bars into triangle shapes to resemble cat ears and insert two ears into the top of each cupcake near the eyes.
- Create whiskers: Break Pocky sticks into small lengths and carefully poke three whiskers on each side of the nose to complete the cat face.
Notes
- Use any cupcake flavor you prefer; vanilla or chocolate work well for complementing the chocolate frosting.
- If you don’t have an edible marker, use black decorating gel or melted chocolate with a fine tip.
- For a gluten-free version, ensure the cupcakes and decorations are gluten-free.
- The cupcakes are best served the same day to keep Pocky whiskers crisp.
- Substitute candy eyes or different colored M&Ms to customize the look.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
