Mwaaahaaa!!
Last May Michal posted the funniest pics of an awesome monster cupcake she bought and I've been dying to make some for Buddy to take to school ever since. And of course what day screams monster cakes like no other? So this is my version with way more hemajang mouths.
I baked these using a chocolate cupcake recipe from Jenn that turned out to be the perfect denseness for what I needed. I think if I had done my usual box mix they would have been too moist and crumbly and I would've had a hard time doing the mouths without it falling apart. I also used a super ono recipe for the frosting (from Jenn as well) in lieu of canned frosting which always tends to be too creamy and not stiff enough for my liking.
The eyes are mini marshmallows sliced in half and teeth are bits of cut marshmallows. I piped the eyes with melted chocolate and the horns with more frosting. As usual my piping sucks but I think this time my sloppy piping actually makes the monsters look even crazier which is good right?
And as usual with all my cupcake projects I am up way too late so I'm off to bed now. Thanks Michal and Jenn! Happy Halloween everyone!!
Hi! I'm new to your site and would really love the recipes you mentioned in this post -- my girls would love to eat some yummy monsters, and I think they would be perfect for our family New Years' Eve party! (we're a little on the silly side.) Would you please let me know where I can find them? Thank you!
Posted by: JenniferB | November 29, 2007 at 10:46 AM
so adorable! I found you through superpunch. I'll be linking over to this on dabbled and would love to use a pic if you don't mind. thanks!
Posted by: dot | October 14, 2008 at 05:13 AM
Where is the chocolate cupcake recipie? These look great and I couldn't find it on Jenn's page.
Posted by: Ryan | October 21, 2008 at 11:45 AM
I am desperate for the recipes used to make these cupcakes. Can you share? I tried the other site and no luck...
Posted by: Ritz | October 22, 2008 at 01:54 PM
hi! which recipe from Jenn's website was used?
please and thank you!
Posted by: crazybiscotti | September 10, 2009 at 04:16 AM
Fantastic! Are cake and frosting recipes available?
@_@
Posted by: Kathy | October 10, 2009 at 06:00 PM
So cute! Love their toothy little grins!
Posted by: NanAppetit | October 12, 2011 at 03:34 PM
eh, tita! these are sooo cute... they look like something maurice sendak would have eaten whilst writing "where the wild things are". i think i'll have to make them when watching the movie...AGAIN! mahalo!
Posted by: stace | November 12, 2012 at 12:33 PM
These are uber cute. Love those monster teeth!
Posted by: Catherine Holt | October 01, 2014 at 03:25 AM