Halloween Chocolate Cupcakes with Meringue Ghosts

Ingredients

• 2 2/3 C. all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Powder
• 1 C. cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
• ¾ tsp. salt
• 3 C. granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ C. milk
• ¾ C. Crisco® Pure Canola Oil
• 2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 ½ C. boiling water
• 1 C. Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
• 4 C. powdered sugar, sifted
• 4-6 Tbsp. milk
• Food coloring, optional
• 4 egg whites
• ½ tsp. Spice Islands® Cream of Tartar
• 1 C. granulated sugar
• Candy eyes or black writing gel