Humongous Pumpkin Cupcakes

Humongous Pumpkin Cupcakes

1 (14-ounce) bag M&M'S Milk Chocolate Candies for Halloween
1 (11.4-ounce) bag Twix Caramel Cookie Bars Fun Size
1 (18.25-ounce) box devil's food cake mix
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
2 (16-ounce) cans vanilla frosting
Orange food coloring

Prep time: 20 minutes | Baking time: 15 to 20 minutes | Decoration time:
25 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line 3 (12-cup) cupcake cups with paper liners.

2. Beat cake mix with eggs, buttermilk and oil until blended. Roughly
chop 2 cups (approximately 18) unwrapped Twix bars and fold into batter.
Divide batter evenly between prepared cupcake pans.

3. Bake 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from oven, transfer to wire rack and
let cool completely.

4. Tint vanilla frosting with orange food coloring. Arrange cupcakes
snugly together into large pumpkin shape on 18-inch cake circle or
platter. Follow this pattern - one row of 4 cupcakes, one row of 5, one
row of 6, another of 5, another of 4. This leaves 2 cupcakes to be
placed at pumpkin's top for stem (use photo as guide).

5. Spread orange frosting over cupcakes, covering completely to look
like one big cake. Use black M&M'S to outline pumpkin and to make eyes,
mouth and nose. Fill in remaining areas of pumpkin with orange M&M'S.

Makes 26 cupcakes