At the last minute, I remembered to make something for Halloween. Not that I forgot that Halloween is on Saturday. It’s just I haven’t actually made any effort to make anything besides buy pumpkins and nagged the Hubby to carve them 
. But I remember yesterday that maybe I should make cupcakes for the kids. Good thing I have a well-stocked pantry to save the day.
These are fast and easy cupcakes since I just made a regular cake batter and buttercream frosting plus the orange food coloring. And the leftover Halloween sprinkles sure came in handy.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 stick of butter
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of flour
- 1 tsp of baking powder
- paper cups
BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
- 1 stick of butter
- 3 cups of confectionary sugar
- 1 tsp of vanilla
- a few drops of orange food coloring
- Halloween sprinkles
Preheat the over to 350°
In a mixer, beat together the butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy. Add the eggs one at a time. Beat together until creamy.
Combine flour, and baking powder in a bowl. Gradually add it into the mixer. Continue mixing until the batter is all blended and smooth.
Put the paper cups in a muffin/cupcakes baking pan. Spoon the cake batter into the cupcake pan. 2 spoonfuls for each cups.
Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes or until the cupcakes are well-risen and golden brown. Test doneness by sticking a toothpick in a cupcake and if it comes out clean than the cupcakes are done.
Let the cupcakes cool down completely before frosting.
For the buttercream frosting, beat together the butter, confectionary sugar, and vanilla until well blended. Save a little bit of the white frosting in a bowl is you want to have plain white covered cupcakes. Add a couple of drops of the orange food coloring into the remaining frosting. Mix the whole thing with a spatula. Add more food coloring if you want a darker shade.
Frost the cupcakes and add Halloween sprinkles on top.
The blossom decor was made with the help of the cake piping decor I bought from Pampered Chef.
There you go, easy Halloween cupcakes. If you want to put other decorations, then go for it.
