Description
Delightful vanilla cupcakes topped with creamy frosting and decorated like playful ghosts, perfect for Halloween celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 and ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mini chocolate chips (for eyes)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- Cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing in the vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) and gradually add to the butter mixture.
- Pour in the milk slowly and mix until just combined.
- Spoon the batter into the cupcake liners, filling about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- For the frosting, beat the softened butter until creamy, then gradually add powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla extract.
- Frost each cupcake and add chocolate chip eyes to create ghostly faces.
Notes
Let all ingredients come to room temperature for better mixing. Avoid overmixing the batter to keep cupcakes fluffy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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