Graveyard Cupcakes with Meringue Ghosts

Directions

1. Combine green and yellow gel food coloring with the white frosting to achieve a green hue.
2. Process graham crackers in a food processor until they become coarse crumbs.
3. Add a few drops of green and yellow gel coloring and pulse to mix the color evenly.
4. Keep pulsing until the crumbs match the green shade of the frosting.
5. Transfer the green frosting into a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip, such as a Wilton 2A.
6. Pipe two rings of frosting onto each cupcake, keeping the center clear.
7. Carefully roll the frosted tops and sides in the green graham cracker crumbs.
8. Top each cupcake with a royal icing headstone.
9. In a bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar and egg white.
10. Whisk until mixed, then set the bowl over a pan of simmering water.
11. Heat the mixture until it feels hot and the sugar is fully dissolved.
12. Beat the mixture until it forms soft peaks and has cooled down.
13. Mix in the vanilla extract and beat briefly to combine.
14. Fill a piping bag with a medium round tip with the meringue and pipe it into the center of each cupcake.
15. Using a toothpick dipped in black gel color, draw eyes and mouths on the meringue ghosts.