Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

Great idea! My cupcakes turned out so cute. I used Milano cookies for the tombstones with green icing as grass with cookie crumbs for dirt. I also added gummy worms too. I brought the cupcakes into work and got rave reviews.

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Laura Charlotte

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

So cute! Really easy and makes a big impact. I used some oreos that I curshed up for the dirt and dyed my icing green to look like grass. I wrote my friend's name on them and they all got a big kick out of it. Best Halloween dish for sure! ;)

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Ashelena

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Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

GREAT... A LITTLE TIME CONSUMING WHEN YOU HAVE OTHER ITEMS TO MAKE FOR A PARTY BUT LOVELY NONETHELESS

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2009

Very cute! I also added green coconut and a gummy worm.

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Biker Chick

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2009

This was a really fun project for my son and I. I used Halloween Oreos for the dirt and added gummy worms and a spider to the mound. I used the fudge graham cookies for the tombstones and Wilton Buttercream Icing for the grass and lettering. After I lettered each cookie I placed them in the freezer to harden until I was ready to place them (overnight). I think this helped them stay firm when placed in the cupcakes for an extended period of time.

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Daisy K

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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009

So easy and so much fun to make! I dyed the frosting green and added some of the cookie crumbs to it. Also added crumbs, gummy worms and some candy pumpkins. Used Milano cookies for the tombstones which look awesome! Only thing I forgot was that writing at the bottom of the cookie will not show as it gets buried in cupcake). My fault!

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April

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

I tried this recipe and it turned out fabulously. I paired it with a Vanilla-Chocolate Powdered Frosting Recipe found on this site, added some green coloring and worms and we had ourselves a muddy situation!

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Karina

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Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

I used different cookies with white frosting inside and broke them in half and made ghost instead.

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This was a great idea. I wish I was this clever. My son's 2nd grade class thought this was neat-o. to keep with the halloween theme I used devil's food cake and choco frosting. I tossed around the idea of using the kids itinals on the tombstone but that was too much work. They l;oved this.

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RLOGAN01

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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2009

great idea!

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

Every year for my Halloween party, I try to make a festive and delicious dessert. This year, I went with cupcake graveyard, and people were raving about how creative it is! I used Funfetti cake mix and used green food coloring to make it "toxic-looking". I then baked devil's food cake mix, broke it up, and covered a tombstone platter I bought at the party store with it as "dirt". Then I used a pastry bag and cream-filled the cupcakes, iced them with chocolate icing, and set the funfetti cupcakes in the "dirt". I wrote "RIP" and "BOO!" on milano cookies and stuffed them into the cupcakes. I sprinkled some of the devil's food cake over the icing like in the picture to make them look freshly buried. People LOVED them! Thanks for this great idea!

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Kim

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

These were a HUGE hit. I made some for a Halloween party & another batch for my husband to take to work & there were no leftovers!! I used Vienna fingers for the headstones, colored white frosting green along with some coconut for the grass as suggested. I mixed Oreo's & the cookie suggested in the org. recipe for the mound of dirt (that was one of the best parts, I actually made extra & put it on some icecream too.) A gummy worm, spooky lollipop & little plastic skeleton keychains(got a bag of 40 @ Target)topped each one off & there they went! Will make again next year when my son is in kindergarten for sure!! You can't go wrong with these!!

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Sarah

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

This was a fun and tasty idea. I did change it to brownies which made it look more realistic. I made two packages on TJ's truffle brownie mix; spread it on a large cookie sheet. Before cutting I turned the cookie sheet brownie out onto a white cutting board, sifted confectioner’s sugar on top & then sprinkled green sprinkles on top of confectioners’ sugar. Decorated the graham crackers as recommended. Added fake spiders & small skeletons to the graveyard.

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Bertha

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Reviewed: Nov. 2, 2008

These were a hit! They were so fun to make and everyone at the Halloween Party loved them! Great idea! Also, I just used grahm cracker crumbs for the grave dirt and sprinkled it on the cupcake.

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~Andrea~

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2008

Such a cute idea! For the "dirt," I was lazy and bought a chocolate pre-made cheesecake crust and crumbled it up, and it tasted great. I used Pepperidge Farm Milano cookies for the tombstones, and they looked adorable. If you want to use the same cookies and you're planning on decorating all 24 cupcakes, you're going to need 2 bags of them. It also helps if you decorate the cookies first and let the frosting dry for a while or the writing gets messed up pretty easily.

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