Instructions: HEAT oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour medium muffin cups, 2-1/2x1-1/4 inches, or line with paper baking cups.

BEAT all ingredients except frosting mix in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on medium speed 4 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Fill muffin cups about one-third full.

BAKE about 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately remove from pan; cool completely. Prepare frosting mix as directed on package. Frost and decorate cupcakes as directed below. 16 cupcakes.

Black Cat: For each cupcake, you will need 1 square chocolate wafer thin mint, small pieces black shoestring licorice, 3 small jelly beans, 1 small gumdrop. Stir small amount of cocoa into frosting until desired color.

Frost cupcake with frosting. Cut mint diagonally intn fourths; place 2 pieces on cupcake for ears. (Reserve remaining pieces for another cat.) Use jelly beans for eyes and nose; use licorice for whiskers. Cut gumdrop to use for mouth.

Ghost: For each cupcake, you will need 2 large marshmallows, 2 minia- ture marshmallows, 2 semisweet chocolate chips. To make ghost, cut 1 large marshmallow in half; attach cut marshmallow to whole marshmallow with small amount of frosting. (Reserve remaining marshmallow half for another ghost.) For eyes, press chocolate chips into marshmallow head. For hands, make 4 small cuts in each miniature marshmallow to form fingers; flatten slightly. Attach marshmallow hands to ghost with frosting. Frost cupcake; place ghost on top. Frost top and bottom of ghost.

Gravestone: For each cupcake, you will need 1 oval cookie, black shoe-string licorice, 1 smallgumdrop. Frost cupcake; sprinkle with cocoa.

Decorate cookie to resemble gravestone; press into cupcake. Make flower using licorice and cut gumdrop.

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