Red Vines Frankenstein Cupcakes Recipe

Featuring Red Vines Original Red Licorice

Frankenstein Cupcakes Halloween Cupcakes with Red Vines Original Red Licorice

What You'll Need:

  • 12 chocolate cupcakes
  • 1 tray Red Vines Original Red Twists
  • ¾ cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 cups vanilla frosting
  • 1-2 tbsp matcha powder (or 1-2 tsp green food coloring)
  • 24 eyeball sprinkles
  • ½ cup black icing

Core the cupcakes

Gently core your chocolate cupcakes, removing half of the center. Save the cored cake as it will be needed later.

Cored chocolate cupcakes
Red Vines Original Red Licorice being melted down with sugar and water

Melt Red Vines into an ooey gooey jelly

Combine Red Vines Original Red Twists, water, and sugar in a small pot over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring together constantly, until the licorice is melted. Add more water as needed to prevent sticking. Once it reaches a jelly consistency, remove from heat and set aside.

Pipe the jelly into cupcake centers

Transfer jelly into a piping bag with a circular tip (or use the cupcake corer). Gently pipe the jelly into the center of each chocolate cupcake.

Gooey red licorice filling piped into cupcake centers
Cupcake centers covered with cored cake

Top with the cupcake core that you set aside

Top with the cored cake to seal shut.

Frost the cupcakes

In a large bowl, combine vanilla frosting and matcha powder (or green food coloring) to create green frosting.

Frost the chocolate cupcakes.

Cupcakes being frosted with green frosting
Red Vines Frankenstein Cupcakes being decorated

Use icing and candy eyeballs to decorate

Use the black icing to pipe hair, stitches, and a smile onto the cupcakes, creating a frankenstein appearance. Top with two eyeball sprinkles.

RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, front of 5oz tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
RED VINES Original Red licorice twists 5oz tray with candy in front
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, back of 5oz tray
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, 12 pack of 5oz trays
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, 24 pack of 5oz trays
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, front of 5oz tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray
RED VINES Original Red licorice twists 5oz tray with candy in front
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, back of 5oz tray
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, 12 pack of 5oz trays
RED VINES Original Red Licorice Twists, 24 pack of 5oz trays

Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 5oz Tray

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