(Easy) Halloween Cupcakes

I haven’t done many food posts.  I leave food blogging to the experts like my favorite Smitten Kitchen.  But, in the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to make something (easy) for the sweet little ghouls in our neighborhood.

After Googling lots of Halloween recipes, I decided to make a ghost cupcake.  A brownie cupcake, buttercream icing and mini chocolate chips for the eyes and mouth.

I am a baking cheater…  No “from scratch” for me.  Hello Ghiradelli Double Chocolate brownie mix!

Into my ugly cupcake pan at 325 degrees for about 10-12 minutes.  Or, until the knife comes out clean.

Out of the oven to cool.

I don’t think I’ve ever made buttercream icing before.  4 cups of sugar?  OMG.  Ok, 8 ounces of cream cheese, 8 ounces of butter, 4 cups of SUGAR and 1 tsp of vanilla extract.

4 cups of sugar…

It is good!

My sad little ziplock bag full of icing.  I cut a small hole in the corner to pipe my ghost swirls on each cupcake.

I put a big blob of icing in the middle of each cupcake, then swirled around it to make the ghost.

  
They are cute, even though my icing talents are questionable.

I used two boxes of brownie mix that made 24 cupcakes in total.

Stick the cupcakes in the refrigerator to keep the the swirls from wilting.  They do taste delicious!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

the wry home