Chocolate and Vanilla Mummy Cupcakes

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These are the cutest chocolate and chocolate and vanilla mummy cupcakes. Great for a last-minute Halloween treat. They’re adorable and easy to make too!

Looking for more mummy desserts? Check out these mummy rice Krispie treats and mummy brownies.

Mummy cupcakes with eyes on a table.

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These mummy cupcakes are super simple to make, as it’s just a regular chocolate cake and white frosting. They’re great a simple dessert for a kid’s Halloween party, a pumpkin carving party or a vintage Halloween gathering.

Kids and adults will gobble these up and love them!

Supplies This Make Mummy Cupcakes Recipe

You need a flat frosting tip (#45), a frosting bag, and Wilton monster eyes, and that’s it!

We used our very favorite chocolate cake recipe! It’s super moist and delicious. For the frosting, we actually used frosting from a can!

If you want to make your own frosting, try our buttercream recipe. It’s super creamy and flavorful.

Little mummy cupcakes with tiny eyes

Directions

Dab a small amount of frosting on the back of the eyes, then stick them on the cupcake.

Using a flat frosting tip, make lines across the cupcake, layering them and making different angles.

Chocolate cupcakes on a table with mini sprinkle eyes.

It will start to resemble a mummy! Don’t forget to leave those little eyes poking out!

Girl piping frosting on chocolate cupcake to make a mummy cupcake.

Using a flat frosting tip, make lines across the cupcake, layering them and making different angles. It will start to resemble a mummy! Don’t forget to leave those little eyes poking out!

Also, check out how to store cupcakes for the best tips on freezing and storing.

What to Serve with Mummy Cupcakes

These are wonderful and easy Halloween dessert. Here are some more recipes that you can serve with cupcakes:

For a Halloween appetizer serve a spooky cheese platter.

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Pumpkin Pannacotta

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How to make mummy cupcakes
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Chocolate and Vanilla Mummy Cupcakes

By: Eden
Easy and quick decorate cupcakes for Halloween 
Prep: 20 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Servings: 12 cupcakes
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Ingredients 

  • 12 Chocolate Cupcakes
  • 1 can white frosting
  • 24 monster eye sprinkles

Instructions 

  • Dab a small amount of frosting on the back of the eyes, then stick them on the cupcake. 
  • Using a flat frosting tip, make lines across the cupcake, layering them and making different angles. It will start to resemble a mummy! Don’t forget to leave those little eyes poking out! 

Notes

Grab the recipe for the Perfect Chocolate Cake here
Calories are an approximation based on one iced cupcake

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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About Eden

I’m Eden Passante and I develop, create, style and photograph every recipe and party on Sugar and Charm. I’m the author of Entertaining with Charm and have a Bachelor’s Degree in Home Economics and I’m here to help you create simple and easy recipes for entertaining and how to add charm to any gathering!

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17 Comments

  1. Nancy says:

    Made these “FUN” Mummy Cupcakes for an Adult Halloween Dance.
    I didn’t have the tip you used & made some green & some white, but turned out cute just the same.
    Everyone thought they were too fun. Thanks for the recipe!

    1. Eden says:

      Yay!! Thanks for sharing Nancy!!

  2. Lady Fair says:

    Adorable cupcakes, perfect for the entire family!

  3. jill amabile says:

    Yummy Mummy cupcakes…what a fun Hallowwen treat to make for the little ones…OR the big ones !

  4. Mara says:

    I want to make these!! soo cute!

  5. thedreameryblog says:

    These are absolutely fun!

  6. Marie {Make and Takes} says:

    I just bought some candy eyes, now I know what to do with them. Sooooooo fun!

  7. Hannah says:

    These are beyond adorable!!