Graveyard Cupcakes Recipe

Cakes:

Preheat oven to 350.

Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in small bowl; set aside.

In large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Add flour mixture alternately with milk. Beat until smooth.

Divide batter among cupcake pan with liners.

Bake 22 minutes.

Cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove to cool completely.

Frosting:

In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add 1 cup of sugar gradually, beating until light and fluffy. Add remaining 3 cups of sugar and the milk. Beat until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and chocolate. Beat until combined.

Assembly:

Use icing writer to decorate chocolate covered grahams with RIPs and crosses.

Crush chocolate cookies in a large zip-loc bag until they are the consistency of dirt.

Frost cupcakes then hold each one over a bowl of the "dirt" and sprinkle generously.

Insert tombstone.

Place pumpkin.