Night Sky Cupcakes

Sweet dreams are made of these! Topped with candy stars and moons, these Night Sky Cupcakes are a great addition to your Halloween party spread. A quick and easy treat for decorators of all skill levels, these Halloween cupcakes use pre-made black icing, so no coloring involved! As your cupcakes bake, you can pipe your candy stars and moons and you'll be ready for Halloween treats in no time, and that's no trick!

Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

Favorite Cake Mix or Recipe
Yellow Candy Melts® Candy, 12 oz.
White Nonpareils Sprinkles Pouch, 1.4 oz.
Orange Candy Melts® Candy, 12 oz.
Black Icing Pouch with Tips, 8 oz.
Bright White Candy Melts® Candy, 12 oz.

Tools
Elegance Cupcake Liners, 150-Count
Non-Stick Cooling Grid - 14.5 x 20-Inch - Cooling Rack
Non-Stick Cooling Rack,14.5 x 20-Inch $20.67
Recipe Right Muffin Pan, 12-Cup Non-Stick Muffin Pan
Unbleached Parchment Paper, 30 Sq. Ft.
scissors
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula
13 x 19-Inch Rectangular Cake Boards, 5-Piece
12-Inch Disposable Decorating Bags, 24-Count - 12-Inch Disposable Piping Bags
Tape

Instructions

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Bake cupcakes. Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool cupcakes in black baking cups.
Melt candy. Melt Orange, Yellow and Bright White candy, separately, according to package instructions. Pour melted candy, separately, into three decorating bags. Cut ¼ in. off end of each bag.
On parchment paper-covered board, pipe stars (Orange and Yellow) and moons (Bright White). Chill until set, about 10 minutes.
Decorate cupcakes. Knead icing pouches to warm up frosting. Pipe icing over top of cupcakes, using spatula to smooth. Position candy stars and moons on cupcakes. Top with nonpareils.