I love candy corn!! :)
So I’ve seen these cute little cupcakes all around blog land and in magazines, and knew I had to try them. They are the perfect cupcakes for a fun Halloween party! They were definitely not my idea, but I’m glad I found them! I I liked our best bites version the best but here are a few other cute ones as well home based mom, Phoebe’s cupcakes, Megan’s Munchies.
I used a recipe from a church cookbook I had and then used a cream cheese frosting, but you could really make these with any cupcake recipe, just make sure to put enough food coloring in. I probably could of even added more!
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 c vegetable oil
- 1/4 c water
- 1 c sour cream
- (Isn't it amazing the difference sour cream makes? Thanks Mom for your sugar cookie recipe, that introduced me to baking with sour cream. It makes goodies SO moist!)
- Food coloring (orange and yellow)
- Frosting of choice
Instructions
- With an electric mixer, beat all ingredients for about 2 min. Divide batter into two separate bowls. Add about a 1/2 tsp of food coloring in to each bowl. Stir Well. Spoon about 1 TB of yellow into the bottom of each cupcake liner. Then spoon about 1 TB of orange batter on top of that. Bake for 20 min, remove and let cool completely before frosting.
To frost them you’ll need a 1M Wilton tip and large coupler. I liked how our best bites frosted them the best, so I used their tutorial here. Once you use this frosting tip, you will never go back! It makes frosting the cupcake so much easier, more fun, and they look so much better!
Or let the kids just use sprinkles! Those are always a big hit!!
Enjoy!!
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These are adorable and look tasty too!
StepherB
Mmmmm…those look yummy! Such a clever idea!
Leslie
I've been on a candy corn kick! Those cupcakes are so pretty~ I'll try them this weekend.
carole
these almost look tooooo good to eat
Carole
Stacie
These look soooo yummy!! Now I'm going to have to make some :) Thanks for sharing! BTW…I blogged about them here:
http://thecreativecrate.blogspot.com/2010/10/candy-corn-cupcakes.html
Thanks again :)
Jenna Lee
sooo cute…..what did you use for the frosting??
steffany
Okay, I am seconding Jenna Lee's comment. The frosting looks amazing. What did you use?
Chelsea
Woooow, I want these. Right. Now. Best part of this time of year: candy corn.
Erin
A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E! I love your ideas! Thanks for sharing. http://www.inbetweenlaundry.blogspot.com
Amber
These are so cute and look so yummy!! Did you bring those to the party?? How did I miss them. PS. I want the recipe to that apple dip that was there!
Kelli
These are adorable and yet so easy, thanks for sharing!! This will be a fun treat to make with my daughter over the weekend!
Kelli
xoxo
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Avril
LOVE these little Halloween treats!:-)
Kate @ Our Best Bites
Thanks, Jamielyn! :)
firewife
could you share the frosting recipe
whilehewasnapping
These are so cute. And I love that you 'bettered' the cake mix! Sour cream really does make a huge difference. If you get a chance, I'd love for you to come link these to my Halloween party this weekend. whilehewasnapping.blogspot.com
Krista
TidyMom
oooh, these look SO yummy!!!
Thanks for linking up!!
Katharine
These are awesome!, we made them last week, and I have included a link to you in my post today… thanks for sharing!
Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and Dreaming
Hi Jamielyn – These are super cute and sound fantastic! I'll be featuring these today! Stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to The Sunday Showcase – I greatly appreciate it! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn
Julie
These are so cute! Love the sprinkles and decorations!
lara
Yummy…I can't wait to make these for my kids!
Madigan at madiganmade
I love candycorn! Yum.
Rob
They look delicious. I can’t wait until Halloween so that I have an excuse to make them. I wish I had found this recipe last year.