Halloween Candy Cupcakes

Halloween candy cupcakes are the perfect solution for when you’re still staring down that bowl of Halloween candy and wondering what to do with it. A perfectly sweet way to end the season.

Adapted from Martha Swift | Lisa Thomas | Cupcakes from the Primrose Bakery | Kyle Books, 2010

These Halloween candy cupcakes, not surprisingly, attract and delight many a child of any age who comes into our bakery. Our own children also request them over and over again for special occasions—and they can participate in the decorating process.–Martha Swift and Lisa Thomas

Candy Cupcakes FAQs

Halloween Candy Cupcakes

These candy cupcakes are a perfectly over-the-top way to celebrate anything, really. It doesn’t even need to be Halloween, you just need a few handfuls of your favorite candy.

Prep 15 minutes mins

Total 15 minutes mins

• Frost the cooled cupcakes with the buttercream. (You can use vanilla buttercream, although we prefer chocolate because it takes longer for the frosting to firm up, giving you and your wee ones more time to decide on which sweets to use as decorations before the frosting sets.)

• Immediately go footloose and fancy-free, plopping sweets of varying shapes, sizes, and colors onto each cupcake quickly before the frosting sets. We find it better to use too many candies rather than too few, so heap them on without hesitation.

Serving: 1servingCalories: 154kcal (8%)Carbohydrates: 25g (8%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fat: 5g (8%)Saturated Fat: 1g (6%)Polyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 141mg (6%)Potassium: 41mg (1%)Fiber: 0.3g (1%)Sugar: 15g (17%)Vitamin A: 22IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 56mg (6%)Iron: 1mg (6%)

If you make this recipe, snap a photo and hashtag it #LeitesCulinaria. We’d love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

Originally published November 1, 2012

If you make this recipe, snap a photo and hashtag it #LeitesCulinaria. We’d love to see your creations on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.