Description
Graveyard Cupcakes are a fun and delightful treat featuring chocolate cupcakes topped with crushed Oreos and playful gummy worms. This simple recipe is perfect for Halloween parties and will surely impress your guests with its delightful presentation and irresistible flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 prepared chocolate cupcakes
- 36 regular oreo cookies, cream included, crushed
- 24 regular milano cookies
- 5 tablespoons black frosting, or black gel
- 24 gummy worms
- 48 small halloween themed candies, candy pumpkins, bones, or cats
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
Instructions
- Prepare chocolate cupcakes according to the box instructions and allow them to cool completely.
- While the cupcakes are cooling, crush the Oreo cookies into fine crumbs.
- Once cooled, frost the cupcakes with black frosting or gel, then sprinkle the Oreo crumbs on top to create a 'dirt' effect.
- Insert a Milano cookie into each cupcake to resemble a tombstone.
- Place gummy worms on and around the cupcakes for a spooky touch.
- Decorate each cupcake with small Halloween-themed candies.
Notes
You can use any flavor of cupcake mix for variety.
Ensure cupcakes are completely cool before frosting to prevent melting.
Feel free to personalize decorations with various Halloween candies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg