Scarecrow Cupcakes for Fall Fun

5 from 1 vote

A fun fall cupcake for Halloween, Harvest festivals, and Thanksgiving

Prep Time10

Active Time20

decorating20

Total Time50

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Yield:

Calories: 238cal

Author: Melissa

Equipment

cupcake baking pan if you are baking homemade cupcakes
24 cupcake wrappers if you are baking homemade cupcakes

Materials

2 dozen vanilla cupcakes cooled and frosted with white frosting
24 M&Ms - assorted colors for the eyes
5 oz. Chow Mein Noodles - broken in half for the hair
8 Hershey Bars - original size
24 Pretzels Mini Stick
24 Candy Corn
black icing in a squeeze tube with a writing tip

Instructions

Cool and frost cupcakes with white icing
At the top of the cupcake, insert part of a Hershey bar that has been broken into a 2 part section (- going at an angle so that the bottom section is pushed down into the cupcake
Set a mini pretzel down under the chocolate piece as the brim of the hat
Place M&Ms upside down for eyes
Add an ear of candy corn for the nose
Squeeze out a smile with stitches from your icing tube
Slide broken bits of Chow Mein noodles under the pretzel for hair

Notes

Nutrition facts are only an estimae

Make-Ahead and Storage:

How far in advance can I make scarecrow cupcakes?

I'd say the best time to serve these cupcakes is the day of making them, however, you can store them at room temperature in an air-tight container for a couple of days. If you used gel frosting, sometimes the color will leak onto the frosting underneath, so be mindful of that.

Leftovers: store leftover cupcakes at room temperature uncovered for a day. Covered at room temperature should last 2 days

Freezing: I don't recommend freezing these cupcakes. The pretzel and chow mein would not taste right upon thawing and condensation might distort the colors

Tips and Tricks:

any flavor of cupcake works well for this recipe. I used a yellow cake mix to make mine
vanilla or cream cheese frosting is a great base for frosting the cupcakes with
no need for any special piping bags in this recipe
use an icing tube to make the mouth. I used gel icing, but that is not necessary

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