Creepy Delights

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Creepy Delights

Rating:

(5 votes) 5 5

These Creepy Delights will keep all your ghouls happy, with a taste that can't be beat and squirming fun!

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lost creek, pa.

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 C. butter, softened
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 C. buttermilk
  • 3/4 C. cocoa
  • 1 C. boiling water, divided
  • 3 C. flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • Frosting:
  • 12 oz. whipped topping,thawed
  • 1/3 C. confectioners sugar
  • 1/4 C. cocoa
  • Decorations:
  • Gummy worms
  • Mini gummy worms
  • 10-12 Oreo cookies, crushed

Directions

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and milk, and beat well. In a small bowl, add cocoa and enough water to make a paste, and add it to the first mixture. Add flour, baking soda and salt, and beat well .Add the rest of the boiling water and beat well. Fill cupcake liners 1/2-2/3 of the way full, and bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.

Frosting:

Combine all ingredients and mix well. When cupcakes are cool, cut the center chunk out and set aside. Fill cavity in cupcake with a small dollop of frosting and place a mini gummy worm on top of dollop. Press the cut out piece of cake into the frosting. Frost the top of the cupcake, place a gummi worm on top and sprinkle with the crushed Oreo cookies. Refrigerate leftovers.