Halloween Skeleton Cupcakes
These Skeleton Cupcakes are the perfect blend of creepy and cute- a perfect centerpiece for any Halloween bash.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
Supply List:
- 2 cups Vanilla Frosting
- 1 cup crushed Oreo Cookies filling removed and cookies crushed
- 12 large Marshmallows
- 1 black food safe marker
- 12 lollipop sticks
- 48 mini marshmallows
- 36 mini pretzels
- 12 oz white candy melts
- Parchment Paper
Instructions
To Make the Cupcakes:
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a stand mixer, beat the softened butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy. This can take about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the eggs one at a time to the butter and sugar mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in the milk and vanilla extract.
- Slowly add the dry ingredient mixture into the dry ingredients, while mixing. Mix until just combined.
- Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean or with just a few crumbs.
- Once done, remove from the oven and allow the cupcakes to cool until they are safe to handle for decorating.
To Make the Skeleton Decorations:
- Melt the white candy melts in the microwave, heating in 30 second increments, stirring after each to prevent burning.
- Carefully dip the pretzels into the chocolate, using a fork to drain off any excess chocolate. Place the pretzels on a sheet of parchment paper to set.
- For a thicker candy coating, you can allow the pretzels to set and then dip them a second time.
- Add a spoonful of frosting to the top of each cupcake, and spread it into a thick, even layer.
- Dip each cupcake into the crushed Oreos.
- Use the food safe marker to draw a skeleton face on each large marshmallow. Set them aside until they dry.
- Insert a lollipop stick into the cupcake. Then, slide one mini marshmallow onto the lollipop stick.
- Follow with a yogurt covered pretzel. Repeat twice, until you have three pretzels on the skeleton body.
- Top with a skeleton face marshmallow. Repeat for all the cupcakes!
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Notes
- You can mix the filling from the Oreos into your frosting if you wish – it’s simply buttercream.
- For a quick and easy treat – use store bought vanilla cupcakes and simply follow the decorating instructions to add your skeletons. Easy peasy!
Nutrition
Calories: 532kcalCarbohydrates: 82gProtein: 4gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 296mgPotassium: 97mgFiber: 1gSugar: 60gVitamin A: 293IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 3mg
Nutrition details are an estimate, per serving.
