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Halloween monster cupcakes on a wire rack

Halloween monster cupcakes

Monster cupcakes are a fun bake kids will love. They're perfect for Halloween but can be enjoyed by children at any time of year!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Decorating time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 12
Course: Afternoon tea, Snack
Cuisine: American, British
Calories: 337
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 eggs large
  • 150 g (1 ¼ cup) self raising flour*
  • 150 g (¾ cup) caster sugar
  • 150 g (2/3 cup) butter / margarine
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
For the vanilla frosting
  • 300 g (2 2/3) cups icing sugar
  • 100 g (1/3 cup + 1 tbsp) butter
  • 25 ml milk
  • A few drops of vanilla extract
  • Food colouring

Equipment

  • Digital scales
  • Freestanding mixer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Hand held mixer
  • Wooden spoons
  • Spatula
  • Measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • Muffin tin
  • Cupcake cases
  • Wire rack
  • Piping bag
  • Food colour

Method
 

Preheat your oven to 180C / 170C Fan / 350F and prepare your baking tray.
  1. Line a muffin tray with paper cupcake cases. We used Halloween colours but you can use anything you like or have to hand.
Mix everything together
  1. Add all the ingredients to a large mixing bowl or free-standing mixer. We started with the dry ingredients but it doesn't matter what order to you add everything.
  2. Mix everything together using the k-paddle of your freestanding mixer, a hand held mixer or wooden spoons.
  3. Keep mixing until you have a nice smooth batter.
  4. If you want colourful monster cupcakes add some colour to your batter. Make sure it is a bakesafe colouring otherwise it will fade in the oven. We use either Wilton or Sugarflair colours.
Bake the monster cupcakes
  1. Fill the cupcake cases about ¾ full.
  2. Bake the cupcakes in the oven for around 20 minutes. They're ready when they've turned a nice golden colour and when you stick a skewer or sharp knife in the middle it should come out clean.
  3. Remove the cupcakes from the oven and leave them in the pan for a few minutes before putting the cupcakes on a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate the monster cupcakes
  1. Make the buttercream icing.
  2. Measure the icing and butter out and add them to a mixing bowl or free-standing mixer. Mix it for a few minutes until it is nice and soft.
  3. Add some colour to your icing. We chose three colours that work well at Halloween – green, purple and orange – but you can use any colours you like. We separated the icing into 3 bowls and the kids stirred in the icing.
  4. Put the icing into piping bags with a small star nozzle attached. Alternatively, if you have a grass attachment, that can give your monsters long hairy fur. Pipe on the icing in small bursts until your cupcakes are covered in 'monster fur'.
  5. Add some googly eyes and extra Halloween sprinkles if you like.