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Stop the presses! These too-cute cupcakes are a must-bake for your Halloween party. There's room for creativity on these delicious desserts, so make the faces fun or scary--your choice.

Recipe by MyRecipes October 2006

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Credit: Mark Thomas

Recipe Summary

Yield:
10 Servings
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Ingredients

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Directions

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  • Beat together butter and shortening for 2 minutes. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar. Add vanilla and salt; beat for 1 minute. Mound 1/4 cup frosting in center of top of each larger cupcake.

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  • For faces, add M&M's, pieces of licorice and halved jellybeans (see photo).

  • For hats, dab frosting on mini cupcakes, invert and stick to chocolate wafers. Put one on each icing mound.

Nutrition Facts

572 calories; fat 27g; saturated fat 10g; protein 4g; carbohydrates 81g; fiber 2g; cholesterol 48mg; sodium 364mg.
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