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Sugar Skull Cupcakes
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Sugar Skull Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1 box cake mix - Triple Chocolate Fudge flavor plus ingredients
  • oil, eggs, water

Frosting

  • 2-3/4 cup confectioners sugar
  • 6 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 6 tbsp butter
  • 5-6 tbsp evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

sugar skull cupcake wrappers

Sugar Skull candy toppers

  • **Halloween colored jimmies orange, black, silver

Instructions

  • Preheat oven & prepare cupcakes to directions listed on the box

Note- be sure to use your sugar skull cupcake wrappers

  • Once your cupcakes have baked, remove from oven & let cool on a wire rack while you make the frosting.

Frosting

  • Place confectioners sugar & cocoa powder in medium size bowl & whisk until light & fluffy
  • In mixer bowl, beat butter until smooth
  • Add in sugar/cocoa mixture & mix slowly while adding evaporated milk & vanilla
  • Once milk is added, increase speed & beat well until light & fluffy
  • *if you want it thicker- add more sugar, if you want thinner or less stiff- add more milk
  • Place frosting in a piping bag fitted with a large star tip
  • Pipe frosting on cupcakes
  • Add sprinkles & sugar skull candy
  • Enjoy!