Cauldron Cupcakes for Halloween

Note from Cheri: This recipe is a creation of my friends Mary Ann Ross and Kimberly Lainson, the party divas at ThePartyWorks.com. Be sure to visit for party ideas and supplies as well as for all your cake decorating needs. Click here for lots more cleverly decorated homemade treats for Halloween. Click here for food colors and cake decorating supplies.

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You Will Need: your favorite cake mix your favorite buttercream frosting recipe muffin pans paper muffin liners food coloring decorating bags and tips colored candy confetti sprinkles in orange, black and yellow ghost candy (Wilton, or you can make it from Fondant) mini pretzel sticks

Each cupcake serves 1 Prepare your favorite cake batter and pour two-thirds into each area of a Muffin Pan (to make larger cupcakes). Frost with your favorite icing. Ice cupcake smooth in Green and using a Tip 10, pipe around the edge in black frosting. Tint frosting or use colored gels in Leaf Green/Lemon Yellow combination. Stir into the frosting mini marshmallows until they are well coated. Spoon marshmallows on cupcake tops. Sprinkle with colored candy confetti and insert a mini pretzel stick and position ghost candy.