Bat Cupcakes Recipe

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“Even my adult children love these Halloween cupcakes!" writes Joyce Moynihan from Lakeville, Minnesota. "We serve them every year at our pumpkin-carving party. You can also make them with the fudge stripes on their wings facing up for variety.”

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Bat Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

25 20 45

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
1 can (16 ounces) chocolate frosting
24 fudge-striped cookies
24 milk chocolate kisses
Red decorating icing

Directions

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool completely.
Reserve 2 tablespoons chocolate frosting for decorating bats. Spread remaining frosting over cupcakes. For bat wings, cut cookies in half; if desired, cut scallops along straight edges. Insert two cookie halves into each cupcake.
Gently press chocolate kisses into frosting for heads. Pipe ears with reserved frosting; add eyes with decorating icing. Yield: 2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cupcake equals 284 calories, 14 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 249 mg sodium, 37 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Bat Cupcakes in Simple & Delicious September/October 2008, p35