Article: 2 takes on creeped out cupcakes for Halloween

If you're looking for easy, no-recipe-needed Halloween treats, these creeped-out cupcakes are an eerily good choice. In one, a traditional frosted cupcake falls victim to a bat attack. In the other, they take a slimy, almost radioactive, turn.

Both ideas are from Matthew Mead's "Monster Book of Halloween," which is jammed with numerous ghastly treats and decorations.

VAMPIRE CUPCAKES

Bake up a batch of your favorite cupcake recipe or prepare a boxed mix according to package directions.

Alternatively, most bakeries (even those in grocers) will sell unfrosted cupcakes if asked in case you want to do only the fun part -- the decorating.

Once the cupcakes have cooled, frost them with white cake ...

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