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Halloween Ghost cupcakes Recipe
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Halloween Ghost cupcakes

These Halloween Ghost cupcakes are simple to make and perfect for Halloween fun! The kids will love these ghost Halloween cupcakes and you will love how easy it is to make a fun Halloween cupcake!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Ghost Cupcakes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 985kcal
Author Lauren

Ingredients

Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Ingredients

Instructions

How to Make Vanilla Cupcakes

  • Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees. Line your cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  • In the stand mixer's bowl, combine self-rising flour, cake flour, and sugar. Blend these ingredients together for a minute or two until they are thoroughly mixed.
  • Take your butter and cut it into tablespoon-sized pieces. Gradually introduce each piece of butter into the flour mixture, one at a time, while continuing to mix until the mixture reaches a sand-like texture.
  • Pour half of your milk into the flour mixture and mix until the milk is fully incorporated. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides of your bowl. Add the remaining milk and vanilla to your batter, and mix until everything is well combined.
  • Add one egg at a time to the cake batter, ensuring that each egg is fully integrated before adding the next.
  • Scoop the batter into the prepared cupcake pan, filling each liner approximately 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the cake pans so that the pan previously on the top rack is now on the bottom, and vice versa. Continue baking for another 10-13 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  • Transfer the cupcakes to a cooling rack and allow them to cool to room temperature.

How to make Buttercream Frosting

  • When preparing this simple buttercream frosting, I utilize my KitchenAid mixer.
  • However, if you don't have a stand mixer, a hand mixer works just as well. Both options get the job done, but personally, I favor the stand mixer.
  • Whipping up homemade buttercream frosting is incredibly straightforward.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, combine the butter and shortening.
  • Next, gradually introduce the powdered sugar, mixing it incrementally until it blends seamlessly with the butter and shortening mixture.

Assembling Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

  • While your cupcakes are cooling, make the preferred.
  • After you've prepared your frosting, take out 1/2 cup of it and blend it with black gel food coloring.
  • Get your pastry bags ready and insert the large round pastry tip into one of the bags. Fill this bag with the white frosting.
  • Prepare a second pastry bag, fix it with the small pastry tip, and load it with the black-colored frosting.
  • Use the white frosting to pipe ghost-shaped figures on top of the unfrosted cupcakes.
  • Next, create a black oval shape for the mouth and two small circles for the eyes on each cupcake using the black frosting.

Notes

Cupcake nutrition information is based on using homemade vanilla cupcakes and homemade vanilla buttercream frosting. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 985kcal | Carbohydrates: 131g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 170mg | Potassium: 85mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 109g | Vitamin A: 1058IU | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg