These quick pumpkin themed cupcakes with Jack O'Lantern faces make a great fun and easy Halloween baking recipe for kids!
Halloween is just around the corner and I've been busy baking away behind the scenes, so I've got lots of fun Halloween treat recipes to share with you this week!
I'm starting with these quick and easy pumpkin themed cupcakes - they're really simple so great for baking with the kids for a fun Halloween treat! Because they are so simple, they'd be great for making in bulk for Halloween party food too.
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes
Ingredients (makes 12 cupcakes):
For the cupcakes:
- 175g softened butter
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 175g self raising flour
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For the butter icing:
- 100g softened butter
- 225g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp milk
- orange gel food colouring
To decorate:
- 50g black fondant
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas mark 4/350°F). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with 12 cupcake cases.
Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk together with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Break the eggs into a bowl and lightly whisk with a fork. Add the eggs a little at a time to the butter and sugar mix, whisking in between.
Sift the flour on top, and using an electric whisk on a low speed, gently blend the ingredients together. Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend again. Increase the mixer speed and whisk for a few more seconds until well mixed.
Divide the cake mixture between the cupcake cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen, golden and springy to the touch. Once the cakes are cooked, transfer to a wire rack to cool.
When ready to decorate, make the buttercream icing.
Whisk the butter with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar, a little at a time, until completely combined. Add the vanilla extract and whisk again. Add the milk in small splashes until the icing is at the correct consistency for piping.
Add orange gel food colouring to the buttercream and whisk until the colour is even.
Once the cakes are completely cool, spread a layer of orange buttercream over each one using a palette knife.
Roll out the black fondant (if needed, dust with icing sugar to prevent sticking) and cut out jack o'lantern face pieces - you can either do this freehand with a small knife or use mini cutters if you have them.
Decorate your cupcakes with the face pieces.
Serve and enjoy!
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Easy Halloween Pumpkin Themed Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 175 g softened butter
- 175 g golden caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 175 g self raising flour
- 2 Tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
For the butter icing:
- 100 g softened butter
- 225 g icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp milk
- orange gel food colouring
To decorate:
- 50 g black fondant
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas mark 4/350°F). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with 12 cupcake cases.
- Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk together with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Break the eggs into a bowl and lightly whisk with a fork. Add the eggs a little at a time to the butter and sugar mix, whisking in between.
- Sift the flour on top, and using an electric whisk on a low speed, gently blend the ingredients together. Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend again. Increase the mixer speed and whisk for a few more seconds until well mixed.
- Divide the cake mixture between the cupcake cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen, golden and springy to the touch. Once the cakes are cooked, transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- When ready to decorate, make the buttercream icing.
- Whisk the butter with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar, a little at a time, until completely combined. Add the vanilla extract and whisk again. Add the milk in small splashes until the icing is at the correct consistency for piping.
- Add orange gel food colouring to the buttercream and whisk until the colour is even.
- Once the cakes are completely cool, spread a layer of orange buttercream over each one using a palette knife.
- Roll out the black fondant (if needed, dust with icing sugar to prevent sticking) and cut out jack o'lantern face pieces - you can either do this freehand with a small knife or use mini cutters if you have them.
- Decorate your cupcakes with the face pieces.
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