{Mmm, Mmm, Mondays} Pumpkin Cupcakes

Happy Halloween!

I hope you all have a fun & safe Halloween! Here is a little treat to whip up for a little snack today. I know, I'm a little late with posting a Halloween treat but hey...better late than never, right? If anything you can pin it and make them next year.

In my head it went like this:

Fill some green cones with loads of batter, bake it and flip it to look like a pumpkin. Well, didn't quite work out that easy for me. 

 Here is how I made a good one-

Here is what you need:

• cake mix {vanilla or I used carrot cake mix}
• food coloring {red & yellow to make orange}
• a box of rainbow cones {use the green ones, there are 6 I think of each color}
• chocolate chips

Here is what I did:

Make cake batter as instructed on the box. Die it with food coloring to make it orange.

Using a sharp knife, cut the top off the green cones. You can also use the brown ones too!

Fill your bottom half with cake mix about 3/4 way.

Use the rest of the batter to make regular cupcakes {as many as cones you have}

Bake in the oven according to cupcake instructions on the cake mix box. {Mine took 20 minutes in a 350 F oven}

Melt some of your chips {I melted about 1/4 cup, but I didn't make many of these pumpkins}

When your cupcakes are done, paint on a face on each of the regular cupcakes. {I used a skewer dipped in the melted chocolate}

Dip the half cone in the chocolate to cover the rim and use as glue to stick on top of your cupcake. {you could also use chocolate frosting, I just didn't have any on hand}

Stick them in the fridge for a little to harden the chocolate so it doesn't smudge if you are packing them in treat bags.

There you have it! A Pumpkin Cupcake.