Bat Cupcakes

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

This Halloween-inspired bats cupcake recipe features fudge stripe cookies, chocolate candy kisses, and red gel icing to create a tasty and festive treat.

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
1 cup water
3 large eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting
1 (11 1/2 ounce) package fudge stripe cookies
1 (6 ounce) bag milk chocolate candy kisses, unwrapped
1 tablespoon red gel icing

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins or line cups with paper liners.
2 Beat cake mix, 1 cup water, 3 eggs, and ⅓ cup oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Increase speed to medium; beat for 2 minutes. Divide batter among the prepared cups.
3 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into centers comes out clean, 18 to 21 minutes. Cool. Frost cupcakes with frosting.
4 Break cookies in half; press two halves, stripe-sides down, into tops of each cupcake for wings. Place chocolate kisses in front of wings, points-facing forward, for bodies. Dot top-sides kisses with red gel icing for eyes.