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

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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.