Trick or Treats Monster Cups

Name: Trick or Treats Monster Cups
Ingredients: 3/4 cupbutter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks) , softened; 1 teaspoonvanilla extract; 2 cupsall-purpose flour; 3 eggs; 1-1/4 teaspoonsbaking soda; 1 teaspoonsalt; 1/4 teaspoonbaking powder; 2/3 cupHERSHEY'S Cocoa; 30 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates; 1-2/3 cupssugar; 1-1/3 cupswater; 1 containercreamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (16 oz.); Assorted HERSHEY'S Candies; Red and yellow food color

When it comes to Halloween treats, the scarier, the better. And these creepy monster cupcakes are the scariest! Get creative with these chocolate cupcakes by making monster faces out of your favorite Halloween candy.

SKILL LEVEL

Beginner

PREP

15 min

BAKE

23 min

Ingredients

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

200

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

9 g

14% DV

Saturated Fat

4 g

23% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

35 mg

12% DV

Sodium

210 mg

9% DV

Total Carbohydrates

28 g

9% DV

Dietary Fiber

1.0 g

4% DV

Sugars

20 g

Protein

2 g

Vitamin A

4% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

2% DV

Iron

6% DV

Amount Per Serving

% DV *

Calories

200

Calories from Fat

Total Fat

9 g

14% DV

Saturated Fat

4 g

23% DV

Trans Fat

0 g

Cholesterol

35 mg

12% DV

Sodium

210 mg

9% DV

Total Carbohydrates

28 g

9% DV

Dietary Fiber

1.0 g

4% DV

Sugars

20 g

Protein

2 g

Vitamin A

4% DV

Vitamin C

0% DV

Calcium

0 mg

2% DV

Iron

6% DV

3/4 cup

butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks) , softened

1 teaspoon

vanilla extract

2 cups

all-purpose flour

eggs

1-1/4 teaspoons

baking soda

1 teaspoon

salt

1/4 teaspoon

baking powder

2/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates

1-2/3 cups

sugar

1-1/3 cups

water

1 container

creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (16 oz.)

Assorted HERSHEY'S Candies

Red and yellow food color

Directions

1. Remove wrappers from chocolates; set aside. Heat oven to 350°F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

2. Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating just until blended. Fill prepared muffin cups about 1/2 full with batter. Place chocolate piece in center of each.

3. Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Remove from cups to wire rack. Cool completely.

4. Tint frosting with red and yellow food color to make orange. Frost cupcakes with orange frosting. Cut up candies to make "monster" faces. Yields about 2-1/2 dozen cupcakes.

Trick or Treats Monster Cups

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