Top tip: Switch up the icing to make pumpkins, cobwebs or whatever your spooky heart desires
Recipe and image courtesy of Dairy Diary, dairydiary.co.uk
Witches’ cauldron cupcakes
These creepy cupcakes will be a hit at any Halloween party
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 150g caster sugar
- 275g butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 125g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 25g cocoa powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- 110g dark chocolate chips
- 250g icing sugar
- 1 lime, finely grated zest
- green food colouring
- edible eyes, jelly snakes and pretzel sticks, to decorate
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/350°F/gas mark 4. Line a tin with paper cases.
Step 2
Using a handheld electric whisk, cream together caster sugar and 150g (5oz) butter until light and fluffy. Add the beaten eggs then sift in flour, baking powder and cocoa powder. Fold in milk and chocolate chips. Divide between cases and bake for 18-20 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Step 3
Whisk remaining butter for 1-2 minutes, then add icing sugar, lime zest and food colouring. Ice each cake and add sweets.
