Frankenstein Cupcakes

Name: Frankenstein Cupcakes
Ingredients: Cupcakes:; 1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix; 1 cup water; 3 eggs; 1/3 cup vegetable oil; Frosting:; 1 cup shortening; 1 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 8 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/3 cup milk; 3 drops green food coloring, or as desired; Decorations:; 3 (1.75 ounce) packages chocolate sprinkles (jimmies); 48 dark brown candy-coated milk chocolate pieces; 48 blue candy-coated milk chocolate pieces; 2/3 ounce black gel food coloring; 2/3 ounce red gel food coloring

18 ingredients

1 steps

Ingredients

Cupcakes:
1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 cup water
3 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Frosting:
1 cup shortening
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup milk
3 drops green food coloring, or as desired
Decorations:
3 (1.75 ounce) packages chocolate sprinkles (jimmies)
48 dark brown candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
48 blue candy-coated milk chocolate pieces
2/3 ounce black gel food coloring
2/3 ounce red gel food coloring

Directions

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["Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.", "Mix cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil together in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Fill muffin cups with batter.", "Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 19 to 23 minutes. Cool cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.", "Beat shortening and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth; add vanilla extract and mix well. Beat confectioners' sugar, alternating with milk, into butter-shortening mixture until frosting is stiff and holds its shape; mix in green food coloring until desired color is reached.", "Fill a piping bag, or large resealable freezer bag with a corner snipped, with frosting. Pipe frosting around the top half perimeter and top of each cupcake creating the \"head\"" and \""face\""; smooth out the frosting using a small spatula