Make these Easy Tie Dye Halloween Cupcakes with orange and black swirls topped with creamy orange buttercream for the most spooktacular treats!
Get Creative With Colorful Halloween Cupcakes
Tie Dye Halloween Cupcakes are always a fun treat, but orange and black tie dye cakes are extra fun!
When it comes to Halloween desserts, it’s hard coming up with something new. I have made Mickey Mouse Halloween Cookies, Brains in a Jar Cake, Worms & Bugs Halloween Bark, Vampire shakes and many more creative Halloween treats.
I tried hard this year to come up with some easy and creative ideas for Halloween!
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Halloween Crack is my new latest Halloween recipe. It’s a simple and addictive treat! Cupcakes are always a classic, so when I saw these cute black cat lollipops, I knew I had to use them as cupcake toppers!
You can make these adorable Halloween Cupcakes in just a few easy steps. This tie dye cupcake recipe is perfect for Halloween parties, for a class party or really anywhere!
Tie Dye Halloween Cupcakes
Equipment
Ingredients
- Vanilla Cake Mix Box
- ½ c. vegetable oil
- 3 Eggs
- Black food coloring gel
- Orange food coloring gel
- 6 c. powdered sugar
- ⅔ c. butter softened
- 2 ½ tsp. vanilla
- 2-3 Tbs. milk
Instructions
- Mix your cake mix as per directions and divide your cake batter into two bowls.
- Mix 10-20 drops of black food coloring into one bowl of batter. Mix 8-10 drops of orange food coloring into the other bowl. Add more drops to get desired color.
- Add each color of cake mix into a large ziplock bag. Trim the ends and add Halloween cupcake liners to a muffin baking pan.
- Pipe orange cake mix into the bottom of the liners.
- Pipe black batter into the middle of the orange cake batter and repeat until cups are a little over half full.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 12-17 minutes. Once done, let cool.
- Make orange frosting by mixing powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and milk into bowl. Mix until smooth and fluffy.
- Add 2-3 drops of orange food coloring and mix. Add extra milk to get desired thickness. Frost the cupcakes.
- Top with black cat lollipops or other Halloween cupcake picks of your choice.
