Black Cat Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Prepare 24-2 1/2" muffin cups with cooking spray and flour; set aside.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs.
• Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from pans; cool on wire rack.
• Make cat faces on each of the remaining cookies: using some frosting, attach 4-1 1/2" licorice strings for whiskers, 2 jelly bean halves for eyes and 2 chocolate chips for ears.
• Let set at least 30 minutes.
• Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. Stand cat faces on edge on each cupcake. Place 3" piece licorice string on back half of each cupcake for tail.

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Chop 5 cookies; set aside. Beat peanut butter, butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add flour mixture alternately with milk, beating after each addition until well blended. Stir in chopped chocolate and chopped cookies. Spoon into 18 paper-lined muffin cups.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 min. Remove cupcakes to wire racks; cool completely.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. frosting for decorating; spread remaining frosting onto tops of cupcakes.
• Split remaining cookies, leaving filling on one half of each cookie. Decorate orange cookie halves to resemble cat faces, adding 4 (2-inch) licorice pieces to each for the whiskers, 2 candy corn pieces for the ears and 2 nuts for the eyes, securing candies to cookies with small amount of the reserved frosting.
• Cut remaining cookie pieces in half for the bats' wings. Decorate with candies as shown in photo. Stand cat faces on tops of 9 cupcakes. Place 1 (3-inch) licorice piece on back half of each cupcake for the cat's tail. Arrange halved plain cookies on tops of remaining cupcakes to resemble bats. Add red hot candies for the eyes, securing to cookies with remaining frosting.

Steps:

• Let eggs stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. In a large bowl, cream shortening and 1-1/2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk until well blended. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice, beating well after each addition. , In a small bowl and with clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining sugar 1 tablespoon at a time on high until stiff peaks form. Gradually fold into batter with coconut. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , For frosting, in a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water, corn syrup, egg white and salt. With a portable mixer, beat on low speed for 1 minute. Continue beating on low over low heat until frosting reaches 160°, about 12-18 minutes. Pour into the bowl of a heavy-duty stand mixer; add marshmallow and vanilla. Beat on high until stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes. Frost cupcakes. , Arrange M&M's for eyes and nose, licorice for mouth and sprinkles for whiskers. For ears, cut wafers into quarters with a serrated knife; place two on each cupcake, rounded side down. Sprinkle with coconut. Refrigerate until serving.