A Little Witchy

Don't you just LOVE these "Little Witch Cupcakes"!These great-tasting, ghoulish-looking cupcakes are a wickedly easy treat for a Halloween party! Our trick: Keep kids antsy for the festivities happily busy by letting them help with the simple decorations.
Martha Stewart

Witch Cupcakes

Makes 12

Ingredients:

• 24 brown mini M&Ms plus , more for filling (optional)
• Hershey's Chocolate Cupcakes
• Dirty Green Simple Buttercream
• 12 chocolate sugar cones
• 1 pound black licorice laces, cut into 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch and 2-inch lengths
• 12 candy corns
  

Directions: 

1. Using a melon baller, scoop out the center of each cupcake, and fill with mini M&Ms, if desired.
2. Cover the tops of each cupcake with a generous mound (about 1/3 cup) of buttercream. Insert one candy corn into each cupcake to form a nose. Using brown mini M&Ms, insert two into each cupcake to form eyes. Place two short lengths of licorice above the eyes to form eyebrows for the witch. Place the shorter licorice lengths above the eyebrows to form bangs. Place an inverted cone on top of bangs, pressing gently into buttercream to adhere. Place the longer licorice lengths under the cone hat to form the hair.

Note: Best made the day of the party. These cupcakes don't keep too long because the Sugar Cone Hat turns soft especially in humid climates like Houston.

Taste of Home

Wicked Witch Cupcakes

Makes 12

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup baking cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/4 cups milk
• 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• Green food coloring

  WITCH HATS:

• 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• 2 teaspoons milk
• Assorted food coloring of your choice
• 12 to 16 ice cream sugar cones
• Fruit Roll-Ups, licorice and assorted candies of your choice

Directions: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat just until combined. Fill paper- or foil-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Tint frosting green; frost cupcakes. For hats, combine frosting and milk; tint with food coloring. Frost ice cream cones. Using small cookie cutters, cut out shapes from Fruit Roll-Ups; arrange on hats. Add licorice for hair and candies for faces. Place a hat on each witch.

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