Halloween Cupcakes with Cobweb Icing
Spooky Halloween cupcakes with chocolate cobweb design and creamy frosting. Perfect for Halloween parties or baking with kids.
Equipment
- - Muffin tray
- Mixing bowls
- - Piping/sandwich bag
- - Toothpick
Ingredients
- ### Cupcakes
- - 125g plain flour
- - 25g cocoa powder
- - 1½ tsp baking powder
- - 150g caster sugar
- - 150g unsalted butter softened
- - 1 large egg
- - 8 tbsp milk
- ### Cream Cheese Frosting
- - 50g cream cheese
- - 25g butter softened
- - 125g icing sugar
- - ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ### Chocolate Cobweb Icing
- - 25g icing sugar
- - 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- - 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F. Line 9 muffin cases.
- Sift flour, cocoa, baking powder. Add sugar, butter. Mix well.
- Add egg and milk. Beat until smooth.
- Divide batter into cases. Bake 20–25 min. Cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and vanilla. Frost cupcakes.
- Mix cobweb icing. Pipe 3 circles. Drag toothpick outward to create webs.
- Let set 20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Can be frozen (unfrosted) for up to 1 month.
- Use gel food coloring for colored cobwebs.
- Use gel food coloring for colored cobwebs.