Surprise-Inside Halloween Candy Cupcakes
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Updated Oct 14, 2022
There’s a super sweet surprise hiding inside these Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil’s Food Cake Mix cupcakes! Namely chocolate candies, spooky candy eyeballs and colorful sprinkles. Topped with a creamy frosting swirl and more sprinkles, these candy-stuffed cupcakes make for a fun treat to serve at your Halloween parties. And while they look impressive, they’re oh-so-easy to make with the help of a melon baller or other scoop!
Surprise-Inside Halloween Candy Cupcakes
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- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- 1/2 cup M&M’s® Minis® Candy-Coated Milk Chocolate Candies
- 1 container (1.70 oz) Betty Crocker™ Spooky Sprinkles (about 1/3 cup)
- 1 package (0.88 oz) Betty Crocker™ Dessert Decorations Candy Eyeballs
- 2 tubs (16 oz each) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- 1 tube (0.67 oz) Betty Crocker™ Green Neon Gel Food Color (about 2 1/2 teaspoons)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375° (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2Using melon baller, scoop out center of each cupcake, about 1 inch deep. Set center pieces aside.
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Step3In small bowl, mix chocolate candies, 2 tablespoons of the candy sprinkles and the candy eyeballs. Fill each cupcake with 1 heaping teaspoonful candy mixture. Replace center piece; gently press on top of each cupcake.
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Step4In large bowl, place frosting; stir in food color until blended. Fill decorating bag fitted with medium star tip. Pipe decorative swirl on top of each cupcake. Sprinkle remaining candy sprinkles on top. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
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Nutrition
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