Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes…..
I’ve got my EYE on YOU! 
Ok, ok, I know these are a bit ghoulish, but I do think food is a great way to have fun. 
These are easy and definitely an eye-stopper…alright, I’ll stop, heehee.  
I’ll show you just how quick these are to make and they would be great for an older kids party and fabulous for a teens party. It could be part of their activities to make make the cupcakes.  Be sure to freeze the cooked un-frosted cupcakes and let them frost them while frozen.  It’s much easier.  They will have a eye-poppin time…oohh I couldn’t resist:)
Enjoy!

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Ingredients:
1 Pillsbury Funfetti Radiant Red Cake Mix Ingredients listed on back of package, click HERE to go to the product
1 container of White Frosting
Red decorating edible gel   HERE is an option
Eyeball Candy decorations  CLICK HERE for these, OR these

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees. 
Now we need to prepare our pan.
Find a glass or anything round that is approximately the same size as the bottom of the muffin/cupcake section of the pan.

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Trace 12 onto parchment paper and cut out.



Coat the bottom of the cupcake/muffin section with non-stick cooking spray. 

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Place a round piece of parchment into the bottom and coat the sides and parchment well with non-stick cooking spray.

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Mix the cake mix according to directions on the back of the package.

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Pour into the cupcake/muffin tin, dividing batter between the 12 cups.



Bake according to directions on the back of the package. 

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

When done, cool, then remove from tins.
Frost the completely cooled cupcakes with the white frosting.
TIP:  Freeze the cooled and baked cupcakes before frosting. Frost while frozen, it is much easier.

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Color approximately 1/2 – 2/3 cup of the frosting to a deep red.
Place the red frosting into a sandwich sized baggie and clip the corner with a small cut.
Make the veins of the eyes with the red frosting.

Eye See YOU Halloween Cupcakes

Now for the fun.  
Center the eyeball candy in the center and that’s it!

Thank you Ashley for all of your help with the Halloween food staging! 

Carrie’s recipe, Copyright Carrie Groneman, A Mother’s Shadow, 2014, 2018
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