Candy Corn Cupcakes Recipe

There's no denying that candy corn is a seasonal favorite. Whether you love it or hate it, there's no denying its popularity during the fall months. So why not take that sugary, colorful treat and turn it into a festive and delicious cupcake? Candy corn cupcakes are the perfect sweet treat to bring to a Halloween party or to enjoy with your family.

These cupcakes are not only fun to look at, but they're also incredibly tasty. With a vanilla base and a candy corn inspired frosting, the...

1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
1 cup water
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
14 drops red food coloring, or as needed - divided
22 drops yellow food coloring, or as needed - divided
6 drops green food coloring, or as needed
2 cups prepared white frosting
12 pieces of yellow, orange, and white candy corn
12 pieces of brown, orange, and white candy corn

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Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Additional Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 24
Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.

Place cake mix in a bowl, and pour in water and vegetable oil; add 3 eggs. With electric mixer on low speed, beat the cake mix with water, oil, and eggs until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes. Pour half the cake mix into a second bowl; divide the remaining cake mix in half, and place into 2 separate small bowls.

Color the largest portion of the cake mix orange by mixing in 4 drops of red food coloring and 6 drops of yellow food coloring. Into a second, smaller bowl of cake mix, mix in 10 drops of red food coloring, 12 drops of yellow food coloring, and 6 drops of green food coloring, to color that bowl brown. Into the last remaining small bowl of cake mix, stir in 5 drops of yellow food coloring to color that bowl yellow.

Spoon yellow cake batter into the bottoms of 12 prepared cupcake cups, filling them about 1/3 full. Spoon the brown batter into the bottoms of the remaining 12 prepared cupcake cups, filling them about 1/3 full. Spoon orange cupcake mix over the yellow and brown layers, filling the cupcakes about 2/3 full. Try not to jar or shake the filled cupcakes, to avoid mixing layers.

Carefully place cupcakes into the preheated oven, and bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 18 to 22 minutes. Allow to cool.

Frost each cooled cupcake with the white frosting; place a piece of yellow, orange, and white candy corn on top of each yellow and orange cupcake. Place a brown, orange, and white piece of candy corn on top of each brown and orange cupcake.

Nutrition

238 cal.

Total Fat: 11g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Cholesterol: 23mg
Sodium: 199mg
Total Carbohydrate: 35g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Total Sugars: 29g
Protein: 2g
Vitamin C: 0mg
Calcium: 47mg
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 86mg

How to Make Candy Corn Cupcakes - A Step-by-Step Guide

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Nutrition

238 cal.

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