Description
Celebrate Halloween with these spooky yet delicious Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes. Moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with a vibrant green marshmallow fluff filling, frosted, dipped in crushed Oreo cookies, and topped with adorable ghost decorations dipped in green candy melts. Perfect for a fun and festive treat that combines rich chocolate flavors with a playful twist.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Batter
- 15.5 ounces Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix
- 3.4 ounces Box Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup Vegetable oil
- 3 Eggs
Filling and Decoration
- 7 ounces Marshmallow Fluff
- 2 tablespoons Butter (melted)
- Green Food Coloring (as needed)
- 16 ounces Chocolate Frosting
- 2 cups Oreo cookies (crushed)
- 2 cups Green Candy Melts (melted)
- 20 Marshmallow Ghosts
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to prepare for baking the cupcakes.
- Make Cake Batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine the boxed chocolate cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix thoroughly until smooth.
- Prepare Muffin Pan: Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners to ensure easy removal of cupcakes after baking.
- Fill Cupcake Liners: Pour the chocolate cupcake batter into each liner, filling about two-thirds full to allow room for rising.
- Bake Cupcakes: Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool Cupcakes: Remove cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely before filling and decorating.
- Prepare Ghost Filling: Mix the melted butter with marshmallow fluff in a bowl. Add green food coloring gradually until you reach your desired shade of green for the gooey filling.
- Core Cupcakes: Cut a small hole in the center of each cooled cupcake, making sure not to cut through the bottom. Save the removed core, trimming it to create a flat “cap.”
- Fill Cupcakes: Fill each cupcake hole with the green marshmallow fluff mixture, then place the trimmed “cap” back on top to seal the filling inside.
- Frost Cupcakes: Generously frost each filled cupcake with chocolate frosting.
- Dip in Crushed Cookies: Turn the frosted cupcakes upside down and gently dip the frosting into the crushed Oreo cookies to create a textured crust.
- Decorate with Ghosts: Melt the green candy melts and dip each marshmallow ghost about halfway into the melted candy. Press each coated ghost onto the top of a cupcake while the coating is still soft.
- Serve and Enjoy: Your spooky ghost cupcakes are now ready to delight guests at your Halloween celebrations!
Notes
- Use fresh marshmallow ghosts or themed decorations to enhance the Halloween vibe.
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cool before coring and filling to prevent melting the marshmallow fluff.
- Green food coloring amount can be adjusted for color intensity.
- Crushed Oreo coating adds extra crunch and chocolate flavor contrast.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container to keep them fresh for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 440
- Sugar: 53 g
- Sodium: 398 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 70 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg
