Frankenstein Cupcakes

These adorable Frankenstein Cupcakes are perfect for Halloween. Baked in ice cream cones, these chocolate Halloween cupcakes topped with Reese’s are as fun as they are easy to make. They are perfect for Halloween parties or a fun after-school Halloween Treat for the kids.

Frankenstein Cupcakes

These Halloween cupcakes go perfectly with Frankenstein Rice Krispies Treats, and Frankenstein Hot Chocolate Spoons. I love the expression on these Halloween cupcakes which are an easy Halloween Snack. They really are the cutest Frankenstein cupcakes and are simply delicious with chocolate-baked cupcakes, topped with chocolate frosting and a Reese’s cup.

These are the perfect complement to these adorable Ghost Cupcakes that the kids will absolutely love.

What I love about these fun Halloween Cupcakes

• These are such a fun treat for a kid’s Halloween party
• Easy to make
• With chocolate on top of chocolate and Reese’s peanut butter cups, they are a big hit

Ingredients

• Chocolate Cake Mix – I used Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge
• Oil – this will be used to mix with the boxed cake mix
• water – another ingredient needed to make the cake batter
• eggs – the cake mix that I required 3 large eggs to mix into the batter
• chocolate frosting – I just used a store-bought container of chocolate frosting
• Ice cream cones – Use cake ice cream cones
• Food Color Spray – I’m pretty sure that back in the day, green cake cones used to be something you could find in grocery stores, but they don’t exist today. You’ll have to color the baked cones green
• Reese’s cups – You’ll need the original-sized Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, not the miniature sized that they sell at Halloween
• Candy Eyes – These are easily found at most grocery stores in the baking aisle
• Decorating Gel – You’ll need to get black decorating gel

Equipment You Might Need

• Deep dish baking pan – I used a bread loaf because I was only baking 7 cupcakes and they fit perfectly inside a bread loaf. If you are baking more cupcakes, then you could probably use a larger baking dish. You’ll definitely want one with high enough sides to help support the tall ice cream cones

How to Make Frankenstein Cupcakes

Step One

Mix the cake mix

Step Two

Place cake cones inside a baking dish or bread loaf pan

Step Three

Pour cake batter into cones going about 2/3 of the way up

Step Four

Bake cupcakes

Let the cupcakes cool completely

Step Five

Spray the cupcake cones with the green food spray

Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting

Let that dry – It will only take a minute or two

Step Six

Use chocolate frosting to glue the candy eyes onto the green ice cream cones

Use black gel to make stitches and a curvy mouth

Place Reese’s Cups on top of the cupcakes

Expert Tips

I’ve already mentioned this but using bread loaf pans was the perfect way to bake ice cream cone cupcakes. They will help prevent the tall cupcake from tipping in transporting filled ice cream cones to the oven and during baking

If you are worried about your countertop getting spray color on it, you are right. I could easily wipe my countertops with soap and water. I used a paper towel to make sure I dried the counter and didn’t leave a trace of green on the counter. If you have a porous countertop or work surface, then just put some newspaper down or something else to protect your countertop from the mist falling onto it

Recipe Variation

You could bake cupcakes in a green wrapper. Build green frosting up really high on each cupcake and use that as Frank’s face to decorate with eyes and stitches. Add the Reese’s peanut butter cup to the top fo the green frosting.

What to serve with these Halloween Cupcakes

• Halloween Dirt Cups
• Jack-O-Lantern Taco Dip
• Jack-O-Lantern Sodas
• Bat Brew Punch

Storing

Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature

If it is humid in the house, then store them in the refrigerator

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Serving Size

This recipe makes about 2 dozen cupcakes

To make less cupcakes, you’ll still have to make the full cake batter, but you can use less candy decorations than required for 24 cupcakes

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