Categories: Halloween Desserts

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
• 24 small yellow gumdrops
• Black licorice laces
• 12 standard-size cupcakes
• 1 cup chocolate sprinkles
• 24 chocolate Candy Melts or chocolate coating dots

Directions

1. Fit a piping bag with a #4 plain tip and fill with 1/4 cup frosting; set aside.

2. To make eyes, cut an 1/8-inch thick slice off the larger end of each gumdrop; add a small piece of licorice lace to the cut side of each slice.

3. For ears, cut chocolate coating dots into triangle shapes with a paring knife.

4. Cut licorice laces into 1-1/2- to 2-inch lengths for whiskers.

5. Frost cupcakes;

6. Coat generously with chocolate sprinkles.

7. Insert ears into the icing of each cupcake, add whiskers and eyes and pipe a frosting nose.

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