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"A creepy way to dress up a yummy cupcake."

eye ball cupcakes

submitted by: Bright Ideas
  • Prep Time: 20 min.
  • Bake Time: 18-21 min.
  • Decoration Time: 25 min.
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Yield: Makes 24 cupcakes.

ingredients

  • 1 box (18.25 oz.) your favorite cake mix
  • 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
  • 1 tube (6 oz.) blue decorating icing
  • 1 tube (0.68 oz.) red decorating gel
  • 24 M&M’S® Brand Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies
  • 24 paper cupcake liners
  • 2 regular-size cupcake pans

directions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line the cupcake pans with the paper cupcake liners.
  • 2. Prepare the cake mix according to the package instructions. Fill cups with 2/3 cup of batter. Bake for 18-21 minutes.
  • 3. Remove pans from oven, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
  • 4. To decorate: Frost the cupcake tops with the vanilla icing. Use the blue icing to pipe a 1-1/2 inch circle in the middle of each cupcake. Place one M&M’S® Brand Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies in the center of each blue circle.
  • 5. Make squiggly lines using the red gel, starting at the blue circle and going to the edge of each cupcake.

nutrition facts

  • Calories per serving 232
  • Total Fat 11 g
  • Saturated Fat 2 g
  • Trans Fat 0 g
  • Cholesterol 27 mg
  • Sodium 190 mg
  • Carbohydrates 32 g
  • Dietary Fiber 0 g
  • Sugars 23 g
  • Protein 2 g
  • Vitamin A 0%DV
  • Vitamin C 0%DV
  • Calcium 0%DV
  • Iron 0%DV