Vampirina Cupcakes with M&M & Nutella Surprise
Aria Shark is back in the kitchen to show you how to make the spookiest, sweetest, and most fang-tastic treat for Halloween: Vampirina cupcakes! They may look cute and creepy on the outside, but cut one open and — BAM! — out flows a surprise of gooey Nutella and crunchy M&Ms. Think chocolate lava meets candy piñata. 🎃💜
Ingredients
Step One: Smile & Have Fun 😁
(Trust me, it makes them taste better.)
Cupcakes
- 1 box Betty Crocker Super Moist Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- Purple & blue food coloring (or mix red + blue to make purple)
Filling
- Mini M&Ms
- Nutella
Bat Ears 🦇
- 1 cup melted milk chocolate
- 1 Ziploc bag (snip a tiny hole in one corner)
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Parchment paper
Spiderweb Decoration 🕸️
- White/vanilla icing
- Purple food coloring
- Sprinkles
- Sugar sprinkles
Cupcake Toppers 🎀
- Printed Vampirina pictures
- Toothpicks
- Tape
Recipe [Click for Video 🎥]
Cupcakes
- Mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs until smooth.
- Add a few drops of purple & blue food coloring. (Or mix red + blue to get purple—your inner scientist will be proud.)
- Bake at 350°F for 17 minutes. Let cool completely before filling.
Filling (The Sweet Surprise 💜🍬)
- Use a knife to cut a small circle in the center of each cupcake.
- Scoop in a spoonful of Nutella.
- Add a sprinkle of mini M&Ms.
- Trim the bottom of the cut-out cake piece so it fits like a little cap, then place it back on top.
Bat Ears
- Melt 1 cup of milk chocolate.
- Pour into a Ziploc bag, snip a small hole, and pipe bat-ear shapes onto parchment paper. (Tip: print a template from the internet to trace—no art degree required.)
- Flip parchment paper so no pencil marks touch the chocolate.
- Fill ears with chocolate and freeze for about 20 minutes or until hardened.
Spiderweb Topping
- Spread purple icing over each cupcake.
- Sprinkle on purple and sugar sprinkles for sparkle.
- Pipe white icing in a cross shape, then add two more lines (making 8 sections).
- Connect with little inward arches until you have a web. Remember: wonky webs are still spooky webs.
Cupcake Toppers
- Print Vampirina pictures, tape to toothpicks, and stick into cupcakes.
- Add your chocolate bat ears.
- Stand back and admire your creepy-cute creations before devouring.
The Grand Reveal 🎃
Slice one open and watch the chocolate-y candy lava ooze out. M&Ms tumble, Nutella oozes, kids squeal, adults smile. That’s Halloween magic in a cupcake wrapper. 🦇✨
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