Easy Halloween Cupcakes

These are a great little treat and super fun to make for/with the kids around the house! They really help to get the kids into the spirit of Halloween and don’t require any special ingredients. You likely have all of these in your house already!

Serving Size: 24 Cupcakes

Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Sugar

  • 2 1/2 Cups Flour

  • 1 Cup Milk

  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil

  • 1/2 Cup Plain (or Vanilla) Greek Yogurt

  • 3 Large Eggs

  • 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract

  • 3 Tsp. Baking Powder

  • 1 Tsp. Salt

Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients

  • 1/2 Cup Sugar

  • 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

  • 3/4 Cup Flour

  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder

  • 2 Large Eggs

  • 1/2 Cup Milk

  • 1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil

  • 2 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

  • 1 Tsp. Baking Powder

  • 1/2 Tsp. Baking Soda

  • 1 Tsp. Salt

Buttercream Icing Ingredients

  • 1 Cup Butter, softened

  • 5 Cups Icing Sugar

  • 1 Tsp. Salt

Vanilla Cupcake Directions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350F degrees and line a cupcake pan with liners.

  • In a large bowl, combine all wet ‘cupcake’ ingredients except the yogurt and the milk. Mix well then add in the greek yogurt and beat until mixed well. Next mix in the flour and milk, rotating 1/2 flour mix, 1/2 milk, 1/2 flour mix etc. Beat until all ingredients are mixed well.

  • Scrape the sides of the bowl and fill each cupcake liner approx. 2/3 full or the non-stick baking pan 2/3 full.. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until done. Use a toothpick around the 14 minute mark to test if the cupcakes are done by poking into the center of a cupcake and identifying if the toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully.

Chocolate Cupcake Directions

  • Combine all dry ingredients except the Sugars in a medium bowl and set aside.

  • In a seperate bowl mix the eggs, sugars oil and vanilla extract.

  • Add 1/2 the dry ingredients to the sugar/egg mixture and then 1/2 the milk. Mix well and the complete that step again with remaining.

  • Bake for 15-17 minutes or until done. Use a toothpick around the 14 minute mark to test if the cupcakes are done by poking into the center of a cupcake and identifying if the toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool fully.

Icing Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat softened butter until it appears whipped. Slowly add in icing sugar a little at a time and mixing well. Continue to add icing sugar a cup at a time until desired consistency is met. After this, separate the icing into separate bowls, depending on how many colors of icing you want to make. Add the food coloring of choice to each bowl and mix well.

  • Wait until cupcakes are fully cooled (usually a minimum of 2 hours) and ice using a piping bag and nozzle.

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