Ghost Cupcakes

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Decorating Time

    5 mins

  • Total Time

    40 mins

  • Servings

    12

  • Calories

    495 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Ghost Cupcakes

Ghost cupcakes are sweet vanilla cupcakes piled high with a light and fluffy pumpkin spice frosting. Add some decorations and now you now have cute ghost faces.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 cup water hot
  • 2 large egg
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon vanilla

Frosting

  • 1 ½ cups butter softened
  • 2 cups vegetable shortening
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon water extremely hot
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla

Decorations

  • Piping bag or resealable bag
  • dark chocolate chips 1 per cupcake
  • Candy eyes 2 per cupcake
  • cupcake wrapper Optional, cobweb design

Instructions

  1. Get out and measure all of your ingredients.
  2. Preheat the oven to 325°F.
  3. Fill a regular sized cupcake tin with plain white cupcake liners, set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, add in all of the dry ingredients and mix to combine.
  5. Pour the vanilla into the hot water.
  6. Add the oil, milk, and eggs and water/vanilla mixture to the dry ingredients.
  7. Mix until everything is combined.
  8. Use a measuring cup or spoon to scoop batter into each of the lined cupcake cavities. Only fill each cavity approximately ½ - ⅔ the way full.
  9. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Check to see if they are cooked all the way through by inserting a toothpick into one of the cupcakes, if the toothpick pulls out without any raw batter (a few crumbs are OK) then the cakes are done.
  10. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely.
  11. While the cupcakes are cooling you can make the spiced vanilla frosting.

Spiced Vanilla Frosting

  1. Get out and measure your ingredients.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whip the butter and vegetable shortening until light and fluffy.
  3. While the butter is whipping, add the pumpkin spice, vanilla, and salt to the extremely hot water. Let this sit for 2-3 minutes.
  4. When butter has been whipped, add in half of the powdered sugar and mix on medium speed.
  5. While it is mixing, stream in the water mixture.
  6. Once combined, mix in the remaining powdered sugar.
  7. Whip until all is combined and light and fluffy.
  8. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a large round piping tip. Or you can use a resealable bag and snip off one of the bottom corners.
  9. If the frosting is too soft to pipe, put in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to cool down.
  10. Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, pipe the frosting onto each cupcake as seen in pictures.
  11. Place one of the chocolate chips, pointy side in - flat side out, onto the frosting where you want the mouth of the ghost to be.
  12. Then place the eyes above the mouth. Point the eyes in various directions to get different personalities!
  13. Set finished cupcakes in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes to let the frosting set up.
  14. Optional, add a fun cobweb cupcake sleeve for a cute finishing touch!
  15. Serve or store in an airtight container for up to 3 days inside your fridge.

Notes

  • Servings: Makes approximately 25 - 30 regular cupcakes or 60-75 mini cupcakes
  • Servings: Makes approximately 25 - 30 regular cupcakes or 60-75 mini cupcakes

Nutrition Information

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Calories 495kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 95g (32%) Protein 4g (8%) Fat 45g (69%) Saturated Fat 11g (55%) Polyunsaturated Fat 15g (88%) Monounsaturated Fat 17g (85%) Trans Fat 5g (250%) Cholesterol 33mg (11%) Sodium 372mg (16%) Potassium 76mg (2%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 74g (148%) Vitamin A 78IU (2%) Calcium 95mg (10%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 495 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 495kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 95g 32%
Protein 4g 8%
Fat 45g 69%
Saturated Fat 11g 55%
Polyunsaturated Fat 15g 88%
Monounsaturated Fat 17g 85%
Trans Fat 5g 250%
Cholesterol 33mg 11%
Sodium 372mg 16%
Potassium 76mg 2%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 74g 148%
Vitamin A 78IU 2%
Calcium 95mg 10%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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