Last year, I made personalized mini-pumpkins for my step-kids. They were really cheap, and turned out really cute. All you need is a little creativity. I picked up a few mini-pumpkins at the local pumpkin patch for about 50 cents each. Then I drew the letters for their names on them using colored Sharpie markers. I practiced this ahead of time on paper to make sure I got them just how I wanted them. I tried to do each letter in a Halloween theme. Then, using my hot glue gun, I added embellishments like colored glass drops, rhinestones, and feathers. I finished both off with a ribbon around the stem.
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| Sam's pumpkin had a bat for the "S", a witch's hat for the "A", and a googly eyed monster for the "M". Mike's had a spider and web for "M", candy corn for "I", a dragon-type monster tale for the "K", and a pumpkin for "E". |
Creepy Crawly Cupcakes
1 box chocolate cake mix (any variety), + all ingredients listed on box
12 Oreo's, crushed
12 Reynolds brand aluminum baking cups (they look like big cupcake liners)
1 16 oz. container of chocolate frosting, softened enough to drizzle
gummy worms
sprinkles
Prepare chocolate cake mix as directed on box, preheat oven, mix ingredients, and set aside. Place baking cups on a cookie sheet. Following baking cup instructions, spoon approximately 1/3 cup of batter into each baking cup. Top each with a spoonful of crushed Oreo's cookies. Bake until toothpick inserted comes out clean - they will take longer than the time listed on your cake mix, because the cupcakes are so big - I started with the time listed on my recipe (15-20 min) and went from there. Mine took 27 minutes. Allow cupcakes to cool completely. Poke small holes into the cupcakes and insert one end of a gummy worm (so it looks like they are crawling out), drizzle with chocolate frosting, and top with sprinkles. Enjoy!
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| Creepy crawly cupcakes |
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