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Halloween: Jack-o'-Lantern Cupcakes

Source of Recipe


From "50 Fabulous Parties for Kids"






List of Ingredients



• 1 box cake mix
  
• 1 container vanilla frosting
  
• Food coloring (red and yellow)
  
• 1 tube green decorating gel
  
• 12 to 15 green gumdrops
  
• 2 licorice shoelaces
  
• .
  
• -- Additional Supplies --
  
• Cupcake pans
  
• Tweezers
  






Instructions



1. Follow package instructions to make 24 to 30 cupcakes, filling each one less than half full. Let them cool. Level the tops of the cupcakes with a serrated knife (you will be putting 1 cupcake on top of another with the leveled tops together). You can make 12 to 15 jack-o'-lanterns with 24 to 30 cupcakes.
   
   
2. Make orange frosting by adding yellow and red food coloring to the vanilla frosting. Put some frosting between the cupcakes, press them together, and frost completely.
   
   
3. Cut a green gumdrop in half (horizontally) and put the rounded half on top of the cupcake for a stem. Draw leaves with the green decorating gel. Cut the licorice into 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch pieces, and, using tweezers, arrange the pieces to form the jack-o'-lanterns features.
   
   Makes 12 to 15 jack-o'-lanterns.