Candy Corn Cupcakes Plus 30 Cute Halloween Treats

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It’s not fall without candy corn! These colorful Candy Corn Cupcakes are the perfect fall treat. This easy fall cupcake recipe is perfect for Halloween snack-time, lunch-time, anytime!

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As you probably all know by now, I LOVE candy corn! I am sure you probably have gotten tired of hearing how much I enjoy these seasonal treats. So this is your warning, I am going to express my love for these sweet gems once again. This time, though, in the form of a delicious cupcake. I got creative in the kitchen last week and whipped up a batch of these yummy Candy Corn Cupcakes.

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What Ingredients Do I Need To Make Candy Corn Cupcakes

1 box white cake mix or one recipe Vanilla Bake shop Cupcakes
Sugar
All-purpose flour
Sour cream
Milk
Eggs
Pure Vanilla
Orange & Yellow Food Coloring
Buttercream frosting click here for the recipe or 2 cans of vanilla frosting

It’s amazing what a box of doctored-up cake mix and some food coloring can create. This is a great recipe for a class or neighborhood Halloween party.

How Do I Make These Candy Corn Halloween Cupcakes?

To make these cupcakes, I simply divided white cake mix batter into three equal parts. I added yellow and orange to two of the divided batters and kept one part plain white. Layer yellow, orange and white cake mix in a lined cupcake pan. Repeat the same process with the vanilla buttercream frosting.

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Yield: 20

Candy Corn Cupcakes

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

It's not fall without candy corn! These colorful Candy Corn Cupcakes are the perfect fall treat. This easy fall cupcake recipe is perfect for Halloween snack-time, lunch-time, anytime!

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Ingredients

• 1 box white cake mix
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Orange & Yellow Food Coloring
• Buttercream frosting click here for recipe or 2 cans of vanilla frosting

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Line 2 cupcake tins with liners and set aside.
3. Mix cake mix with sugar and flour. Beat in eggs, milk, sour cream and vanilla.
4. Divide batter into three equal parts. Set the plain white aside. Color one part with yellow food coloring and the other with orange food coloring.
5. Layer 2 tablespoons of yellow, orange and white cake mix into each liner.
6. Bake 18-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Allow to cool completely.
8. While cupcakes are baking, divide frosting evenly. Keep one part plain. Add yellow and orange to color the remaining two. Use a piping bag to top cupcakes to look like a candy corn.

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I miss the days of making cupcakes and treats for my kids’ classroom parties. There are so many fun and frightfully cute Halloween treats you can make. I have rounded up some of my favorites from some fabulous bloggers.

Want more Halloween Treat ideas? Yes Please! Here are 30 Cute Halloween Treats you can make for your next Halloween party. 

…here are a few from The Farm Girl Gabs:

Eye of Newt Halloween Pretzels

Witches’ Brew Cupcakes

Cauldron Corn

Candy Corn Cookies

Marshmallow Monster Float

Candy Corn Popcorn

Candy Shop Pudding Cups

Candy Corn Pretzel Bark

Mummy Bread Pull Apart Muffins

Mummy Rice Krispies Treats

Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

…easy Halloween treats from around the web:

Edible Eyeballs – Souffle Bombay

Marshmallow Monsters – Working Mom Magic

White Coconut Ghost Apples – Kicking It With Kelly

Halloween Spider Cookies – Cincy Shopper

Pumpkin Patch Bark – Katrina’s Paperie

Halloween Muddy Buddies – Passion For Savings

Spider Cupcakes – Artsy Momma

Vampire Cookies – The Joys of Boys

Bat Cupcakes – MomDot

Candy Corn Bundt Cake – Blommi

Candy Corn Milkshake – Baking Beauty

Halloween Brownie Bites – Virtually Yours

Halloween Oreo Fudge – Mom’s Messy Miracles

Mummy Brownies – The Taylor House

Rice Krispie Monster Treats – One Little Project

Nutter Butter Boos – Home Made Interest

5-Ingredient Halloween Oreo Truffles – Chelsea’s Messy Apron

Melted Witch Cupcakes – Six Sister Stuff

Cookies ‘N’ Cream Mummy Bark – Creme de la Crumb

Slow Cooker Halloween Hot Chocolate – Incredible Recipes From Heaven

Take your pick! There are a lot of tasty Halloween treats here. I am sure you will scare up a lot of Halloween fun for you and your family with these recipes.

Happy Halloween!