Description
Celebrate Halloween with these easy, festive cupcakes featuring colorful buttercream frostings and fun themed toppings. Perfect for parties, trick-or-treating, or family gatherings, these cupcakes are customizable and delightful for all ages.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 24 Cupcakes* (use any favorite recipe or store-bought)
Orange Buttercream
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 5-7 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- Orange food gel coloring
Green Buttercream
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
- 5-7 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- Green food gel coloring
Black Buttercream
- ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
- ¼ teaspoon espresso powder
- ¼ cup dark cocoa powder (e.g., Hershey’s Special Dark)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-5 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons heavy cream
- Pinch of salt
- Black food gel coloring
Decorations
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Ghosts
- Hershey’s Chocolate Tombstones or Milano Cookies
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins
- Crushed Oreos
- KitKat Miniatures
- Candy Eyes
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures
Instructions
- Bake Cupcakes: Prepare your favorite cupcake recipe and bake 24 cupcakes. Allow them to cool completely before decorating to ensure the frostings hold well and do not melt.
- Make the Orange Buttercream: In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter until creamy. Gradually add 5 to 7 cups powdered sugar, alternating with ¾ cup heavy cream, mixing well between additions. Stir in 1 tablespoon vanilla and a pinch of salt. Add orange gel food coloring until desired shade is achieved.
- Make the Green Buttercream: Using the same method as orange, prepare another batch of buttercream with 1 cup softened butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, vanilla, salt, and green gel food coloring.
- Make the Black Buttercream: Beat ½ cup softened butter until smooth. Add ¼ teaspoon espresso powder, ¼ cup dark cocoa powder, and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; mix well. Add 3 to 5 cups powdered sugar alternately with 6 tablespoons heavy cream, mixing until smooth. Add a pinch of salt and black gel food coloring to intensify the black color.
- Decorate the Cupcakes: Using piping bags, frost the cooled cupcakes with the prepared buttercream colors—black, orange, or green—according to your desired Halloween theme. Top cupcakes with Reese’s Peanut Butter Ghosts, Peanut Butter Pumpkins, Hershey’s Chocolate Tombstones, Milano Cookies, Crushed Oreos, KitKat Miniatures, Candy Eyes, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures for festive fun.
Notes
- You can use any cupcake recipe you love or store-bought cupcakes to speed up the process.
- Adjust powdered sugar and heavy cream amounts in buttercream frostings to achieve your preferred consistency for piping or spreading.
- The colorful gel food colorings help create vibrant buttercream frostings perfect for Halloween themes.
- These cupcakes are customizable with different candy toppers to suit your party style and preferences.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerate for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 453
- Sugar: 55 g
- Sodium: 236 mg
- Fat: 21 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 65 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 44 mg
