Halloween Cupcakes Recipe
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Ingredients
For the Cupcakes
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 ounces (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 ounces dark chocolate
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup warm water
For the Decoration
- 2 (16-ounce) cans vanilla frosting
- Gel food coloring, for garnish
- Candy eyes, for garnish
- Sprinkles, for optional garnish
Instructions
- 1
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- 2
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Beat the sugar, butter, and vegetable oil in the bowl of your stand mixer with the whisk attachment until creamy, about 3 minutes.
- 3
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30 second increments (stirring after every increment) until it is completely smooth.
- 4
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Add the chocolate and the vanilla to the sugar mixture and beat again. Add the eggs and egg yolks one at a time until just combined.
- 5
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, cornstarch, salt, and baking soda in a bowl. Mix the sour cream, milk, and water in a separate bowl.
- 6
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Mix the flour and milk mixtures alternatively into the chocolate mixture until all of the ingredients are combined. Do not overmix; just add until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to check for pockets of flour.
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Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners. Alternatively, you can grease each well with cooking spray. Fill each liner 2/3 full. Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until the cupcakes are cooked through and come out clean when pricked with a toothpick.
- 8
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Allow the cupcakes to cool slightly in the pan, remove, and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
- 9
Make the Cupcakes and Prepare the Frosting - Split the frosting amongst five bowls and dye the colors you wish to use. We made green for Frankenstein's monster, black for outlining/trimming, orange for pumpkins, and left some frosting white for mummies and decoration.
- 10
Decorate the Pumpkin Cupcakes - Use the large circle tip to make five curved lines to resemble the segments of a pumpkin.
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Decorate the Pumpkin Cupcakes - Use the green leaf tip to make two small leaves at the top of the pumpkin.
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Decorate the Pumpkin Cupcakes - Use the black to make a face for the pumpkin. Get creative and make different faces for each pumpkin if you wish.
- 13
Decorate Mummy Cupcakes - Use the flat/basket tip to make long flat stripes in an overlapping pattern over the top of the cupcake. Leave some blank spaces so they resemble bandages.
- 14
Decorate Mummy Cupcakes - Add a dot of frosting to the back of each eye and stick them on the center of the cupcake.
- 15
Decorate Frankenstein's Monster Cupcakes - You can use the leaf tip or just take the tip off and pipe some of the green frosting to the top of the cupcake. Spread it out using a cake spreader.
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Decorate Frankenstein's Monster Cupcakes - Add black frosting to resemble hair at the top. Draw a squiggly mouth and stitches with the black frosting as well. Make sure to use the smallest tip possible to make the neatest lines. Add the candy eyes to the center.

