Frankenstein Cupcakes
If you are looking for a fun Halloween treat, you have got to check out these cute Frankenstein cupcakes! I am not cake decorator but these are even easy enough for me to make. And I can make them, you can make them.
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ½ tsp. Baking soda
- ¼ tsp. Baking powder
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Frosting Ingredients:
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temp
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- Green food coloring
- Candy eyes
- Chocolate sprinkles
- Black decorating gel
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add cupcake liners to a 12 serving cupcake pan, and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder. Set aside.
- Add vanilla extract to milk. Set aside.
- Add butter to a large mixing bowl, and beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Pour in sugar and mix until well combined.
- Add eggs and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Scrape sides of bowl with a rubber spatula and mix again to ensure all ingredients are well combined.
- With mixer speed set on LOW, gradually add dry ingredients and milk/vanilla mixture, and mix slowly until combined. Increase speed and mix until smooth and fluffy.
- Using a large spoon, divide batter evenly into prepared cupcake pan, filling about ¾ full.
- Bake on 350 F. for 16 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Place each cupcake on a wire cooling rack to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 51gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 11gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 2gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 537IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg
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