Skeleton Cupcakes

Nov 14, 2018Cupcakes Recipes

Stop the presses! These too-cute cupcakes are a must-bake for your Halloween party. There’s room for creativity on these delicious desserts, so make the faces fun or scary — your choice.

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Cal/Serv:
572

Yields:

10


servings

Chocolate Cupcakes

3/4
c.

flour

3/4
c.

sugar


c.

Unsweetened cocoa powder

3/4
tsp.

baking soda

1/2
tsp.

baking powder

1/4
tsp.

salt

1


egg


c.

warm water


c.

buttermilk

2
tbsp.

vegetable oil

1
tsp.

vanilla extract

Skeletons

10


Chocolate Cupcakes (see above)

1


stick unsalted butter

1/2
c.

shortening

3
c.

confectioners’ sugar

1/2
tsp.

vanilla extract


tsp.

salt

20


brown M&M’s

1


long strand black licorice

25


white mini jellybeans

10


mini Chocolate Cupcakes (see above)

1


box chocolate wafers

  1. For the Chocolate Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners. In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients. In another bowl, whisk egg, water, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients; mix batter until smooth, about 3 minutes.
  2. Fill each cup about 2/3 of the way. Bake, rotating pan halfway through baking, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes for regular cupcakes and about 10 minutes for mini cupcakes. Let cool on wire rack.
  3. Beat together butter and shortening for 2 minutes. Slowly beat in confectioners’ sugar. Add vanilla and salt; beat for 1 minute. Mound 1/4 cup frosting in center of top of each larger cupcake.
  4. For faces, add M&M’s, pieces of licorice and halved jellybeans (see photo).
  5. For hats, dab frosting on mini cupcakes, invert and stick to chocolate wafers. Put one on each icing mound.


<p>Give your chocolate cupcakes a scary skeleton makeover! Frost Chocolate Cupcakes with a dollop of homemade white frosting, then top with a chocolate wafer and upside down mini chocolate cupcake. Add brown M&Ms for eyes and black licorice for a nose. White jelly beans transform this skeleton into a tasty, toothy treat.</p>
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