Halloween Cupcakes
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Halloween Cupcakes
Description
Halloween Cupcakes bring together fresh spinach pureed with milk and blended into a standard cupcake batter made from butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. The fresh spinach is wilted with boiling water and cooled before blending, which adds moisture and a mild vegetable undertone to the cupcakes without a strong taste.
The cupcakes rise with the help of baking powder, resulting in a soft crumb and light texture. After baking, they cool completely before being decorated with candy eyes and writing icing in black and red, creating a spooky and playful visual effect fitting the Halloween theme.
This recipe requires no complicated steps but adds an interesting twist through the use of spinach in the batter. It yields a dozen cupcakes, making it suitable for small gatherings or holiday parties.
Ingredients
- 7 oz spinach fresh, 200g
- 4 tablespoon milk
- 1 ¼ ticks butter at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar 125g
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour aka plain flour, 175g
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
To decorate
- Candy eyes
- writing icing black and red color
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 340F / 170C and line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper cases.
- Boil a kettle of water. Put the spinach into a strainer over the sink and pour the boiling water over it to wilt. Refresh by running the spinach under cold water to cool, then drain, squeeze out any excess moisture and chop up finely.
- Add the spinach and milk to a tall container, then puree until smooth with a hand blender.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then beat in the vanilla and pureed spinach.
- Sift in the flour, baking powder and salt and stir gently to combine.
- Fill the muffin cups ¾ full with the batter and bake for 15 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled decorate with candy eyes and writing icing as desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 15Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 162kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 247mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 169mg | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1540IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 54mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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