.Halloween Dessert: Worm Cupcake Recipe
Worms in dirt may not sound appetizing, but the taste of this delicious Halloween dessert will make you crave for more than one. These chocolate cupcakes are decorated with crushed cookies and gummi worms to make a creepy festive treat that both kids and adults would love to help make and eat. This recipe is so easy to put together that you can involve your young helpers and make it a family activity. So, grab your worms and get started.
Halloween Dessert: Worm Cupcake Recipe
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Yields: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
1 package chocolate cake mix (You can also use vanilla cake mix or any other flavor you may prefer)
3 cups chocolate cookies, crushed (Place the cookies in a large zip lock plastic bag, and use a rolling pin to crush the cookies into small pieces. Continue crushing until they are in fine crumbs. However, a few larger pieces are fine too).
1 package prepared chocolate frosting
1 package gummy worms
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Procedure
- Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Pour the batter into cupcake pans and bake as directed. Let them cool properly before frosting.
- Slowly spread chocolate icing on the cupcakes. Sprinkle cookie crumbs on the top of each cupcake.
- Cut gummi worms into half. On the end of the each worm, put icing and stick on the top of cupcakes. You can put as few or as many as will fit easily on each cupcake. Let icing set for 10-15 minutes and then serve.
Kids like worms and dirt whether or not it’s Halloween- and more so when they are produced from gummy candies and chocolate cookies and served on cupcakes! Whip a batch of these cute dirty cakes, and we guarantee that soon it will become your signature Halloween dessert.
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