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Vampire Bat

Ingredients

Preparation

  1. For one topper, you will need 1 black licorice wheel, 1 black gumdrop, and 2 red round candy sprinkles (nonpareils). Cut black licorice wheel in half and then into two wing shapes; cut two small triangles from remaining licorice pieces for the ears. Poke holes in gumdrop with a toothpick, and insert licorice ears and red sprinkle eyes (use kitchen tweezers). Place face on frosted cupcake, then insert wings into buttercream on either side.

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes
TagsNut FreeVegetarianQuickEasy5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessMake AheadCookbooks
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