Scary Halloween cupcakes
These Halloween cupcakes are sure to scare your guests! They're easy to make and feature scream toppers that will definitely get a reaction.
Equipment
Ingredients
For the scream face and knife decorations
- 2 cups White Chocolate melted
- Black Food Coloring Gel
For the cupcakes
- 1 1/4 cup Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 Tablespoons Vanilla Silk Yogurt
- 1 Egg
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
- Red Food Coloring Gel
For the frosting
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese softened
- 4 Tablespoons Butter softened
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 2 Tablespoons Heavy Cream
- 4 - 5 cups Powdered Sugar
To decorate
Instructions
To make the scream face decoration
- Melt the White Chocolate in the Microwave, and fill the Scream Face Molds with the White Chocolate. Place in Freezer for about 10 minutes to quickly set the Chocolate. Place 1 teaspoonful of the Black Food Coloring Gel in a small dish, and mix in 1/2 a teaspoon of the melted White Chocolate, stirring well. Using a small Cookie Brush paint the outline of the Scream Face with the Black Food Coloring Gel/White Chocolate mixture. Let dry for about 10 minutes. Set aside.
To make the knife decorations
- Add one drop of the Black Food Coloring Gel to the cup of White Chocolate, and fill the bottom part of the mold, that would be the blade, with the Gray/White Chocolate.
- Add several more drops to the White Chocolate, making it Black, and fill in with the Black/White Chocolate, for the part that is the knife handle. Set in the refrigerator to harden.
To make the cupcakes
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the Sugar, Milk, Oil, Yogurt, Egg, and Vanilla, and mix on low until blended, then mix on medium, until creamy.
- In a separate bowl, place the Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt, and stir well to blend. Add to the Mixer, and blend on Low speed, until mixed, then turn up the mixer, and blend until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl, and blend again until completely smooth.
- Add about 2 or 3 teaspoons of the Red Food Coloring Gel to the Cupcake Batter, until you have the desired color of Red.
- Line a 12 count Muffin Tin with Cupcake Liners, and fill the Liners 2/3 of the way full. Bake at 350 for 13 to 15 minutes, or until Cupcake are done, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven to a wire rack to cool.
To make the frosting
- In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, place the softened Cream Cheese, softened Butter, Vanilla, and Heavy Cream, and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Add the Powdered Sugar about a cup at a time and blend well between additions. Scrape down the Mixing bowl, and blend until smooth. The Frosting should be thick and creamy. If you need to add a little more Powdered Sugar, add about 1/4 cup at a time until you have a thick and creamy Frosting.
To decorate
- When the Cupcakes are completely cool, place the Frosting in a Pastry/Piping bag with the large Star tip, and Pipe the Frosting on the Cupcakes, using a swirling motion around the cupcakes and bringing the Frosting up to a point.
- Place the Scream White Chocolate Faces in the Frosting, and add the Decorative Red Food Gel in lines, down the Cupcakes, as though it was blood. Place the Knives on some of the Cupcakes, and add blood/Gel to those as well.
- Keep refrigerated until time to serve. Enjoy!
Notes
NOTE: The Red Decorative Food Gel is not the same as Red Food Coloring Gel, so follow the Link to the Decorative Gel.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcakeCalories: 674kcalCarbohydrates: 131gProtein: 4gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 244mgPotassium: 125mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 119gVitamin A: 325IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 109mgIron: 1mg
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