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Trick Or Treat Cupcakes 

Prep time: 30 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 (18.25 oz.)package Pillsbury® Yellow Cake
1cup water
1/3cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
3 large eggs
1 (16 oz.)can Pillsbury® Vanilla Frosting
1 (16 oz.)can Pillsbury® Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Assorted frosting color, (not liquid food color)

Preparation Directions:

1.LINE 24 muffin cups with Halloween-theme paper liners. Prepare and bake cupcakes as directed on package, using water, oil and eggs. Cool completely.
 SPIDER TOP
1.TINT frosting with purple food color. Frost cupcake. With spoon, drop chocolate fudge frosting in mound in center of frosted cupcake for spider body. Place miniature candy-coated baking bits on spider for eyes. Insert chow mein noodles into frosting mound for legs.
 CRAZY FACE TOP
1.TINT frosting with green food color. Sandwich 2 rainbow-colored vanilla wafers with about 1 tablespoon frosting. Insert chow mein noodles into frosting in cookie sandwich for hair. With additional frosting, attach miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits to one cookie for eyes. Insert cookie face into frosted cupcake. Pipe decorating gel for mouth.
 PUMPKIN TOP
1.TINT frosting with orange food color. Frost cupcake. Insert 1/2-inch piece of licorice into frosting for pumpkin stem. Add green jelly leaves.