Itty-Bitty Bat Cupcakes
These are cute little guys. Bite-size!
When I made homemade kitty cat oreos the other day, I thought the set of cutters I used might come in handy again.
And they did. This moon shape mini cutter doubled perfectly as a bat wing.
And just the right size for mini cupcakes. So I made another batch of those chocolate cookies this weekend to use as decoration.
It’s ok if you don’t have a mini moon cutter. You can just wing it.
- Try using a small round cutter and then another smaller round cutter of some kind to remove semi-circles from the wing.
- I used the moon cutter for most of them and on some of them, I used a decorating tip to cut away curved shapes right when the cookies came out of the oven. I thought the cookies had spread a little too much and thought I’d like sharper, more defined wings. But I didn’t. In the end, I liked the rounded ones best. Makes them cuter I think.
- Now if you don’t have any cutters like that, you can also, take some packaged Oreos and use a serrated knife to gently saw and cut them in half. They’ll be half circles, but will definitely work in a pinch.
Once you have your wings made, bake some miniature cupcakes.
The more the merrier.
Now it’s time to decorate.
Whip up some buttercream frosting tinted purple or black if you like and start attaching the wings.
- Spread a flat layer of frosting on top of the cupcake. (Note: cupcakes that aren’t mounded much will work better and help the wings to lay flat.)
- With the wings in place, spread a little more frosting on top to cover up the ends of each wing in the middle. This will help secure them. It’s okay if the frosting doesn’t look so pretty.
- Next, sprinkle some sanding sugar right on top and the gently shape the surface if necessary to make it nice and round. The sugar crystals will act as a barrier so you don’t get frosting on your fingers. Sprinkle over a large bowl so you can save and reuse the extra.
- A toothpick will help you shape the frosting where the wings are inserted and will also aid in gently scraping off any excess sugar crystals.
Now, use a few fun candies to finish the faces.
- Miniature white heart sprinkles inserted for fangs
- Black candy coated sunflower seeds for ears.
- Black jimmies for eyebrows
- And candy eyes for eyes : ) Apply a thin layer of frosting to help the eyes attach to the sugar coated cupcake tops. You could also use white M&M’s or even pipe on white frosting. Oh and I’m pretty sure I found this jar of candy eyes at Hobby Lobby if you’re looking.
- P.S. – Reminder – now is a great time stock up on unique black sprinkles. They might just come in handy sometime during the year.
And that’s it for these adorable itty-bitty bats.
You can use this recipe for the mini cupcakes and frosting and this one for the cookie wings.
Enjoy each and every bite!
Too cute! I love the fangs! P.S. Thanks for providing me with an excuse to add to my sprinkles collection!
October 15, 2012 11:28 PMThese are adorable. and doable. thanks you for the fun ideas.
October 15, 2012 11:45 PMSO stinkin’ cute!
October 15, 2012 11:48 PMMuy bonito
October 15, 2012 11:49 PMSlds
Monterrey mexico
P.D ya estoy esperando con ansias mi libro de bakerella cakepops holiday :)
Love it
October 15, 2012 11:50 PMMexico
So cute!!!
October 15, 2012 11:52 PMThose are adorable.
October 15, 2012 11:54 PMToo cute for words. Charlie wants a bite of the wing!
October 15, 2012 11:57 PMOnce again, totally perfect!
October 15, 2012 11:57 PMAww, so cute with the purple frosting…need to look tor some black cant coated sunflower seeds. Thank you for this great Halloween treat!
October 16, 2012 12:04 AMLOVE these!!!! So cute!!!
October 16, 2012 12:07 AMSorry, I meant black ‘candy’ coated sunflower seeds.
October 16, 2012 12:08 AMLove the purple frosting and the bat wings. Can’t wait to meet you in Jersey!!
Catarina aka docerela
October 16, 2012 12:23 AMLove them!!!
October 16, 2012 12:27 AMLove the idea of mini cupcakes! I love mini stuff and I also love halloween! So scary and just one week away from my bday! ;)
October 16, 2012 01:04 AMThese are so so adorable. I love that they are mini cupcakes and the little faces and fangs.. Cute!!
October 16, 2012 01:34 AMThese are so adorable… and I have such a soft spot for anything cute AND cake :)
October 16, 2012 02:15 AMInteresting Article Thanks for Sharing.
October 16, 2012 02:56 AMVery much appreciate that your Halloween bats won’t scare the heebie jeebies out of the kids. Thank you for sharing your creative cake-making, Bakerella =)
October 16, 2012 03:32 AMI just love sooooo cute!!! Will you have more book signing dates? I am coming to the states and hopefully will make It to one. ( dragging my husband ) lol
October 16, 2012 03:42 AMOh my! The fact that they are mini just makes them that much cuter!
October 16, 2012 03:47 AMI just love super cute!! love the little cookie wings.
October 16, 2012 03:47 AMAre you having any more book signings? I am coming to the states and it would be on the top of my list!!
Love how you see the first picture and think theres noooo way I could do it and then after reading the “step by step” you think I can totally do this : ) They are so cute. Thank you!
October 16, 2012 03:48 AMYOU ARE THE BEST. :-)
<3<3<3
October 16, 2012 04:17 AMThese are too cute.
October 16, 2012 04:43 AMSo cute! These just look adorable — and I love the purple color!
October 16, 2012 04:54 AMThese are seriously adorable!
October 16, 2012 04:59 AMjust wing it. ha–thanks for the chuckle. :)
October 16, 2012 06:32 AMHa, I thought it was a half-moon cookie cutter. :) So cute! I seriously wish I could meet you, you are such an inspiration! :)
October 16, 2012 07:50 AMHow cute are these!
October 16, 2012 08:06 AMThese are the most adorable cupcakes I’ve seen for Halloween! Love them, Angie!
October 16, 2012 08:21 AMI LOVE these! Eek how adorable :) I love the fuzziness!
October 16, 2012 08:22 AMoh they are soo cute.. but i need an german recipe… <3
October 16, 2012 08:25 AMjust adorable, as always.
October 16, 2012 08:32 AMHow do you bake the cupcakes so they’re not mounded?
October 16, 2012 08:37 AMabsolutely adorable!! you are so creative!
October 16, 2012 08:41 AMR u gonna have another giveaway?
October 16, 2012 08:47 AMLovely little bats! :))
October 16, 2012 09:10 AMAwww, so cute!
October 16, 2012 09:33 AMThey are just wonderful!
October 16, 2012 09:39 AMHow perfect! fun! and easy! My girls are going to love making these for their Halloween party to show off to their bffs!
Can’t wait to see you in Paramus on Nov. 2nd for your book signing! Big Smile!
October 16, 2012 09:47 AMOMG!!!! Those are super cute! I need them for Halloween!! hahahaha You’re awesome Bakerella!
October 16, 2012 10:32 AMKisses
They are adorable. Perfect treat for a classroom Halloween party. Thanks Bakerella
October 16, 2012 10:41 AMthose batcupcakes are so cute
October 16, 2012 10:51 AMSo cute :D wish I had a hallooween party to bring them to :(
October 16, 2012 10:57 AMI love the baby bats!
October 16, 2012 11:41 AMSo totally cute! What a great idea!
October 16, 2012 11:56 AMMy gosh! You have idea, after idea, after idea of wonderful things…….you’re amazing!
October 16, 2012 12:03 PMAwww…super cute! I will have to try them:)
October 16, 2012 12:45 PMThese look fantastic! I had a go at making some halloween themed cupcakes a couple of days ago!
Your blog inspires me to make more of an effort to decorate my cakes!
I used to get so frustrated trying to make them pretty.
what food colour do you use? as my food colour tastes very odd! /:
^_^
http://www.thepinkcashmere.wordpress.com
October 16, 2012 12:51 PMYou are SO darn creative!!
October 16, 2012 01:12 PMSoo cute!!!
October 16, 2012 01:39 PMThese li’l guys are so cute and great to make with the kids this Halloween!
October 16, 2012 01:59 PMYou always have such creative ideas! These bats are so cute!
October 16, 2012 02:11 PMWow
October 16, 2012 02:18 PMSo cute! Love the colors together, too!
October 17, 2012 12:37 AMThese are TOO adorable!
October 17, 2012 12:56 AMThose are too stinkin cute =0)
October 17, 2012 02:26 AMAww, these are so cute! I’ve got to get on this holiday baking already!
October 17, 2012 09:11 AMThose are awesome. The mini moon cookie cutter can also be turned upside down for moose antlers or clown hair, or maybe even on its side sticking out if the cupcake for a sea monster.
October 17, 2012 10:19 AMThese coupled with the cat cookies would be perfect for Halloween – because everyone expects to get a sweetness overdose then.
October 17, 2012 11:29 AMThese are so cute!! Too bad I already started my Jack-O-Lantern cookies for our Halloween party this year.
Looks like I’ll have to wait til next year to make these adorable little guys!!
October 17, 2012 01:09 PMI’m batty for this batcakes! They are just too cute. I love that you went with purple. They look tasty and great or should I say spook-tacular.
:)
October 17, 2012 03:04 PMmikky
http://www.todaloos.com
So cute!
October 17, 2012 04:03 PMtoo cute… i have a hallowen party and ill make this cups!!! thanks for the idea
October 17, 2012 06:05 PMThese are so cute…..loved the pun…”you can just wing it”. Funny.
October 17, 2012 06:45 PMMuy lindo, me encanta halloween !!!
October 17, 2012 09:26 PMMuy lindo me encanta halloween !!! Yo quiero un libro
October 17, 2012 09:27 PMLove these! These bat cupcakes are perfect for Halloween!
October 18, 2012 01:46 AMWowwwwwww the are Wounderfull very compliments from Genova Italy
October 18, 2012 04:54 AMWhat a great treat – just in time for Halloween!
This post reminded me – this newsletter I like is putting on a recipe contest for the holidays. Feel free to post your ideas, I think the top three entrants win a prize!
https://apps.facebook.com/whcontests/the-natural-knowledge-247-holiday-recipe-contest
October 18, 2012 11:27 AMSo cool and funny!! :)
October 18, 2012 01:02 PMXx
Pauline
http://pauline-au-pays-des-merveilles.blogspot.fr/
Too cute! I love it when you show all the different little things you can use to make faces, or mini bat cupcakes, or cake pops. I would never have thought of some of them. So creative!
October 18, 2012 01:32 PMAdorable and totally delicious! True eye-candy ;)
October 18, 2012 02:12 PMThese are amazing. I am going to post them on our new social sharing site, StuffDOT! come and check it out to get other ideas!
October 19, 2012 12:20 PMWOW! Everything you do is so Amazing! And So Cute! LOL
I bet it’s a shame to see them eatten after spending so much time making them look so perfect! X
October 19, 2012 06:23 PMI tried making cakepops for the first time last night..and boy is it challenging! You make it look so easy!!! For me it was getting the chocolate chips to melt to the correct consistency…well…here’s hoping for a better performance next time. :-) Makes me appreciate you even more!
October 19, 2012 07:43 PMSo adorable! I love that you can see bat wings in a moon cookie cutter…Genius! Your creations always make me smile.
October 19, 2012 09:50 PMSo, so cute! I love these!
October 20, 2012 01:20 AMHehehehe so cute!!!!
October 20, 2012 02:20 AMVery cute!
October 20, 2012 08:57 AMToo stinkin’ cute!
October 20, 2012 05:40 PMOh my, I just found your website and I ADORE it!! :)
October 20, 2012 09:49 PMthese are too cute.i am going to make these…love dee
October 21, 2012 06:31 AMKawaii, sooooo cute!!!^-^
October 21, 2012 07:52 AMThese are super cute. I love them!
I cannot use the oreos. I’d have to eat them all myself if I did that. My husband thinks they taste burnt!
October 22, 2012 03:09 PMI just cannot get over how cute these are. Love them so much!
October 23, 2012 03:04 AMOH MY GOSH! So dang cute! I have to try the spiders. My daughters BF hates spiders, but I bet he will love these ones!
October 25, 2012 02:10 PMI wonder if cakepops would still hold together well and work gluten-free. Has anyone ever tried it?
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November 5, 2012 06:30 AMThis may be very random and a very late comment. But did you ever notice that your bat wings look like a mustache. My god daughter is so in to fake mustache’s right now, please please, if anyone can, I know you can…come up with some cutesy fake mustache backed treat!
November 8, 2012 07:09 AMI would enjoy the “sweets” books. They all look great and I will use your discount. That is great.!
November 13, 2012 01:27 PMI love making sweet treats so the “Sweets” books are right up my alley.
November 13, 2012 10:10 PMHow can I keep my decoration in my cake pops still without falling off after I wrap it ? Please help!
November 16, 2012 06:05 PMI also tried using the same melted chocolate in my pipping bag but it gets hard to fast inside the bag, paramount crystal is not existed in my country ..what can I use as a glue and pipping decoration? Please help me!
November 16, 2012 06:07 PMYou are so talented Angie. Everything you do turns out so cute.
November 18, 2012 08:42 AM