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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.

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TagsNut FreeVegetarianQuickEasy5 Ingredients or Fewer30 Minutes or LessMake AheadCookbooks
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