Description
Delight your guests with these Yummy Skeleton Cupcakes! Featuring a moist chocolate base topped with creamy vanilla frosting and spooky skeleton decorations, these treats are perfect for Halloween celebrations. Easy to make and irresistibly delicious, they’re sure to be the highlight of any festive gathering. Get ready for a flavor experience that blends sweetness with a dash of fright!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttercream frosting (store-bought or homemade)
- Edible skeleton decorations
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, mix eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla until well blended.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients; mix until just combined.
- Scoop batter into liners, filling them two-thirds full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack before frosting. Decorate with skeletons.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg