These Halloween Cupcakes are super quick and easy thanks to the help of a boxed cake mix. Just mix in some orange and black food coloring, and you have a spooky sweet Halloween treat!
Add cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs to a large bowl and beat on medium for 2 minutes.
Divide mixture between two smaller bowls.
Add black food coloring to one bowl and stir well, until the color is consistent, and as dark as you want. I used 20 drops.
Add red and yellow food coloring to one bowl and stir well, until the color is consistent, and as dark as you want. I used 20 drops of red and 12 drops of yellow.
Now you have orange batter in 1 bowl and black batter in another bowl.
Use a spoon to drop a small spoonful of orange batter into each cupcake liner.
Next, use a spoon to drop a small spoonful of black batter into each cupcake liner.
Alternate between the two colors until you have filled each cupcake liner halfway, and you have run out of cake batter.
Lightly tap the pan down on the counter to even the batter out, and place the pans in the oven.
Bake for 12-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean.
When cupcakes are done, set the pan on a cooling rack for 5 minutes, then remove cupcakes from the pan to cool completely.
Now it’s time to color your frosting orange. I used 12 drops of red and 8 drops of yellow.
Mix well until you get an even orange color throughout.
Set a piping bag or ziplock bag up with a frosting tip (if desired), and set it in a large cup to fill with frosting.