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Sweet and Fun Halloween Kitty Cupcakes<\/h1>\n

Since Halloween is almost here, it\u2019s finally time to make kitty cupcakes. My daughter has been requesting these for weeks now! We had a great time making them together, and it was fun for me to explore options to make these with gluten free ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n

I also have a FREE Halloween coloring and activity book for you! Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this post to grab yours!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gluten free cupcake mix<\/span><\/h3>\n

I was interested in finding a cake mix to make our Halloween kitties. This was partly because all the ready-made mixes in my grocery store caught my eye, and I\u2019ve been eager to try them. Also, this was partly because my family has been sick lately, and so it\u2019s a good time to cut corners and make things a little easier on ourselves!<\/span><\/p>\n

The mix we tried was <\/span>Simple Mills Naturally Gluten-Free Chocolate Muffin & Cake Almond Flour Mix<\/span><\/a>. The mix is non-GMO and certified gluten free and <\/span>is available in other flavors as well<\/span><\/a>. It makes 12 cupcakes. You can opt to add a sweetener like refined sugar or stevia or leave it out of the batter. We added a sweetener to ours, and white sugar is included in the nutritional info below the recipe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The batter is quite thin, but don\u2019t let that concern you. It bakes up nicely and creates moist, chocolately cupcakes. You can taste the almond in the cake, which I like, but that flavor is not as dominant as the chocolate.<\/span><\/p>\n

We really like this cake and definitely would use it again for future recipes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making the kitty faces<\/span><\/h3>\n

Once the cupcakes have baked and cooled, then comes the fun part – decorating them to make them look like Halloween kitties!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, apply chocolate frosting on top. Then cover the tops with chocolate cookie crumbles to make it look like soft fur. I used <\/span>Glutino Chocolate Vanilla Creme Cookies<\/span><\/a>. I may have snacked on a couple in the process…<\/span><\/p>\n

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Next, use more of the <\/span>Glutino Chocolate Vanilla Creme Cookies<\/span><\/a> for the ears by cutting them into quarters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Use yellow jelly beans for the eyes, and cut purple jelly beans in half for the noses. To make these treats vegetarian, look for jelly beans without gelatin in them. Here\u2019s <\/span>one good option for vegetarian jelly beans<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, use black licorice strips for the whiskers. Although traditional licorice contains wheat flour, you can find <\/span>gluten free, organic licorice laces at the Natural Candy Store<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a final step, take very small slices of the licorice and add them to the kitties\u2019 eyes for pupils. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Although these make the eyes look more realistic, they don\u2019t stay on very easily! If you transport these cupcakes to a party or other event, I recommend either adding the small licorice pieces to the eyes after you\u2019ve transported them, or try another method of creating the pupils, such as applying chocolate frosting onto them using a toothpick.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, you can get creative with your decorating. My daughter Isabel wanted to turn some of her cupcakes into rainbow kitties, so she used colorful mini chips on hers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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We had a fun time making these cupcakes, and I hope you do as well! Have a safe and happy Halloween!<\/span><\/p>\n

Don’t forget to grab your FREE Halloween coloring and activity book! Scroll to the bottom of this post to get your instant download!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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