Wicked Witch Cupcakes

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   Tint buttercream green with gel-paste food color.

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   Spoon a generous mound of buttercream onto each cupcake; using an offset spatula, smooth into a dome shape.

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   (Or use an ice-cream scoop to place a mound of buttercream atop each cupcake.)

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   Place an inverted sugar cone on top of each cupcake, tilting cones slightly backward.

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   Press two candy-coated chocolates and one piece of candy corn into buttercream to make the eyes and nose.

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   With a paring knife or kitchen shears, snip licorice laces into pieceslonger ones (about 2 1/2 inches) for hair, and shorter (about 1/2 inch) for eyebrows and bangs.

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   Insert longer licorice pieces into frosting, just below the sugar cones, to make hair, and press two short licorice pieces over eyes, slanting them slightly to make eyebrows.

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   Decorated cupcakes can be stored up to 1 day at room temperature.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.