Halloween Cupcakes

My Step Dad is pretty awesome. I was at his and my Mom's house for an extended stay and going through a rough patch. My Step Dad comes home from the store and presents a little gift to me-- Halloween cupcake cups, Halloween nonpareils, and Halloween toppers. So for his birthday (October 10) I made him a huge batch of fudge cupcakes...and a little birthday cake :)

 

Now, in all honesty, I wasn't particularly fond of how the cupcakes tasted. I thought they were way too dry. But everyone else said they liked them...so maybe I'm crazy.

P.S. I have a really serious addiction to candy corn. Really serious. And the only good candy corn is found only in October. It is so frustrating.