With Halloween almost here it was time to get in the kitchen and rustle up some spooky Halloween treats! These Mummified Cupcakes are the perfect mix of scary and fun!
Ingredients
6 oz margerine
6 oz caster sugar (sifted)
4.5 oz self raising flour (sifted)
1.5 oz cocoa powder (sifted)
3 eggs
For the decoration
Ready-to-roll icing in white
Writing icing in black
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees (180 for a fan oven)
Prepare a baking tray with 12 cupcake cases
Cream the margerine and sugar together in a bowl
Carefully add the flour, cocoa powder and eggs, and mix until all of the ingredients combime
Beat thoroughly until the mixture is light and airy
Spoon the mixture evenly between the 12 cupcake cases
Place in the middle shelf of the oven and bake for 20 minutes
You know when your cupcakes are ready, because the sponge will spring back when poked with a finger!
Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tray for 10 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely
Now to mummify your cupcakes!
Roll out the white icing
Using small chunks, roll the icing into balls for the Mummy’s eyes – you’ll need 24 of these balls
Dampen one side of the balls with a little water so they’ll stick to the cupcakes, and position slightly above centre
Cut the remaining white icing into thin strips
Dampen the cupcake slightly so the icing will stick
Place the strips haphazardly across the cupcake, leaving space for the eyes, and trimming at the edges
Finally, using a small round nozzle and your black writing icing, pipe small dots on the eyes for eyeballs
And there you have it! Spooky Halloween Cupcakes that everyone will love!
trialsinfood said:
very cute…i mean very scary. 😉