Description
Delightfully Spooky Skull Cupcakes are a fun and creamy treat perfect for Halloween celebrations, featuring a playful skull design and colorful sprinkles.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttercream frosting
- Skull-shaped sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with buttercream frosting and decorate with skull-shaped sprinkles.
Notes
- For a richer chocolate flavor, consider adding chocolate chips to the batter.
- These cupcakes can be made a day in advance and stored in an airtight container.
- Feel free to use different colored sprinkles for a more festive look.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg