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Black Cat Cupcakes

These decadent cupcakes are almost too cute to eat.

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  • prep 15 min    cook 20 min
  • serves 24

Black Cat Cupcakes Black Cat Cupcakes

If a black cat crosses your path, we hope it’s one of these cute chocolaty creations. This time-saving recipe relies on a boxed cake mix and a can of prepared frosting jazzed up with simple cookie and candy decorations.

Ingredients

  • 1 package (18 1/4 ounces) chocolate cake mix
  • 1 can (16 ounces) dark chocolate frosting
  • 12 chocolate cream-filled sandwich cookies, quartered
  • 48 yellow jelly beans
  • 24 black jelly beans
  • 24 pieces black rope licorice

    How to make it  34 minutes


  • 1

    Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for cupcakes, using paper-lined muffin cups. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

  • 2

    Frost tops of cupcake. Insert two cookie pieces into each for ears. Add yellow jelly beans for eyes and a black jelly bean for nose. Cut each piece of licorice into thirds, then in half; place three halves on each side of nose for whiskers.