Halloween Witch Cupcakes

I have looked high and low on the internet for the recipe and have found this one that is the closest to what we made. I did have to call in my sister-in-law as a reinforcement to help me finish all the cupcakes in time...

From the kitchen of At Home with Vicki Bensinger, we have a special Halloween treat to make with your children. These cupcakes will add just the right touch to your Halloween party.

Use your favorite cupcake recipe
Wrap with Witchy cupcake sleeve
Dip a Sugar Cone in melted Chocolate to cover completely and set to dry and harden on parchment paper
Once dry decorate hat with orange icing or whatever you like
Before placing witches hat on cupcake lay strands of pull apart black licorice on top of cupcake for the witches hair and slather on some icing if desired
Top with chocolate witches hat

24 Halloween Themed Baking Cups
1 package (about 18 oz.) chocolate cake mix (or use your favorite flavor)
1 tub (16 oz.) vanilla ready-to-spread frosting (or use cream cheese flavor)
- green food color
- black string licorice
- green gumdrops
12 chocolate sandwich cookies (we use Oreos or Newman's Own Organic)
24 chocolate sugar ice cream cones
1 cup semi-sweet melted chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Get out a few muffin pans and line 24 of the muffin cups with the paper Halloween themed baking cups. Preheat oven to the temperature indicated on the cake mix package for 24 cupcakes.

2. Mix the cake mix according to the instructions on the box and spoono the batter into the baking cups. Bake according to the package directions for 24 cupcakes. Once baked, remove the cupcakes from the tins and cool them completely on a baking rack.

3. In a mixing bowl, mix the tub of frosting together with some green food coloring until you get the desired green color. Frost the 24 cupcakes.

4. To create the hat and brim, separate the 12 sandwich cookies and remove the cream filling. Set the cookie 24 cookie halves on wax paper. Then trim 24 chocolate ice cream cones so that they will sit well on top of the cookie halves. Melt the one cup of chocolate morsels in the microwave (be careful not to burn %u2026. I suggest melting on 50% power). Drizzle the cookie halves with the melted chocolate and press the cones down into the melted chocolate (be sure to reserve a bit of melted chocolate for the witch's hair and eyebrows). When the chocolate sets-up, it should hold the cones onto the brim to form a pointy witch hat.

5. Place a pointed hat on each cupcake. Then decorate with the black string licorice for the eyes and mouth, melted chocolate for the hair and eyebrows, and trimmed green gumdrops for the witch's nose.

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