Creepy Crawly Cupcakes Halloween baking fun Get terrfic cupcake recipes creepy decor tech Perfect Halloween treats 108 chars
Total Time:50 minutes
Yield:12 cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
Scale
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
¾ cup buttermilk
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup boiling water
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Gummy worms
Chocolate sprinkles
Edible candy eyes
Chocolate frosting (for attaching eyes)
Pretzel sticks (for spider legs)
Melted chocolate (for spider bodies)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a separate bowl, combine the buttermilk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Slowly pour in the boiling water and mix until the batter is smooth and somewhat thin.
Fill each cupcake liner about two-thirds full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool in the muffin tin for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a large bowl, cream the softened butter until smooth and fluffy.
Gradually add the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, mixing on low speed until combined.
Add the milk and vanilla extract, and beat on medium speed until the frosting is light and fluffy.
Once the cupcakes are completely cool, frost them generously with the chocolate frosting.
Sprinkle chocolate sprinkles over the frosting to create a “dirt” effect.
Arrange gummy worms on top of some of the cupcakes, making them look like they are crawling out of the “dirt.”
Break pretzel sticks in half to create spider legs. Dip the pretzel stick ends into melted chocolate and attach them to the cupcake, creating four legs on each side. Spoon some melted chocolate in the center of the cupcake to create a spider body. Attach edible candy eyes to the spider body using a dab of chocolate frosting.
Use different types of candies and decorations to create your own unique creepy crawly designs.
