These monster cupcakes are great for spooky get-togethers or even for monster-themed birthday parties. Simply bake, pipe, and decorate with pantry staple ingredients (and candy eyeballs!).
1boxyellow cake mixprepared using ingredients on the back of the box
16ouncesvanilla buttercream frosting1 tub, or homemade
blue, purple, green, and orange gel food coloring
candy eyeballsin varying sizes
Instructions
Prepare yellow cake mix according to the package instructions for cupcakes.
Bake 24 cupcakes according to package directions and allow them to cool completely on a wire rack.
While the cupcakes cool, divide the vanilla buttercream frosting into four small bowls. Add a few drops of food coloring to each bowl until you reach your desired shades.
Frost the fullycooled cupcakes with a frosting knife or pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes with a fun tip. I used Wilton Star tip #18 for these.
Decorate the cupcakes by placing various sized eyeball candy onto the tops. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
The beauty of these cupcakes lies within the convenient ingredients, however, you can definitely mix up a batch of homemade chocolate, vanilla, or oreo cupcakes if you wish.
Again, we're opting for store-bought here by using a tub of vanilla buttercream frosting. But of course, we have homemade buttercream frosting for you to use as well!
I highly suggest using gel food coloring if you want to achieve beautiful vibrant colored frosting. A little goes a long way with gel food coloring, so start small with the amount you add to the frosting until the desired color is reached.
You can purchase candy eyeballs in the baking section at the grocery store. You can also purchase them online in varying sizes and colors.