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    Home » Fun Food For Kids » Fun Food Tutorials » Monsters

    Easy Monster Cupcakes Recipe

    Oct 28, 2021 · 1 Comment

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    Treat your little monsters with these fun and easy Monster cupcakes - perfect for kids party food and Halloween baking!

    How to make fun and easy Monster cupcakes recipe - cute Halloween baking recipe for kids

    I've been very busy creating lots of fun Halloween baking ideas for kids recently and here's my third and final easy Halloween cupcake recipe for you this year. Earlier I shared my Pumpkin Themed Cupcakes and Mummy Cupcakes, and this fun Halloween themed cupcake recipe is for easy monster cupcakes!

    Cute and easy Monster cupcakes recipe - these fun chocolate Monster cupcakes are perfect for Halloween

    Monster cupcakes aren't just for Halloween though - you can serve these fun Monster themed cupcakes at any time of year, so they're perfect if you're looking for Monster themed food for a Monster birthday party!

    Fun and easy Monster cupakes recipe for Halloween baking with kids

    I used orange and green food colourings for my monster cupcakes, but you could use any colour of your choice - why not make a whole rainbow of monster cupcakes, or choose colours to match your party theme?

    These fun and easy Monster cupcakes are perfect for Halloween party food for kids

    Easy Monster Cupcakes

    Ingredients (makes 12 cupcakes):

    For the cupcakes:

    • 175g softened butter
    • 175g golden caster sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 150g self raising flour
    • 50g cocoa powder
    • 1 level tsp baking powder
    • 2 Tbsp milk
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract

    For the butter icing:

    • 100g softened butter
    • 225g icing sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 Tbsp milk
    • orange and green gel food colouring

    To decorate:

    • large and small edible candy eyes

    Method:

    Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas mark 4/350°F). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with 12 cupcake cases.

    Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk together with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Break the eggs into a bowl and lightly whisk with a fork. Add the eggs a little at a time to the butter and sugar mix, whisking in between.

    Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder on top, and using an electric whisk on a low speed, gently blend the ingredients together. 

    Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend again.  Increase the mixer speed and whisk for a few more seconds until well mixed.

    Divide the cake mixture between the cupcake cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and springy to the touch. Once the cakes are cooked, transfer to a wire rack to cool.

    When ready to decorate, make the buttercream icing:

    Whisk the butter with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar, a little at a time, until completely combined. Add the vanilla extract and whisk again. Add the milk in small splashes until the icing is at the correct consistency for piping.

    Split the buttercream between two bowls, then add the orange and green gel food colourings and stir well until each colour is even.

    Once the cakes are completely cool, spoon the green buttercream into a piping bag with a star piping nozzle. Pipe a swirl of green icing onto the top of half of the cupcakes. 

    Repeat with the orange buttercream, adding swirls of orange icing to the remaining cupcakes.

    Add edible candy eyes to the buttercream swirls to turn your cupcakes into monsters.

    Serve and enjoy!

    Spooky monster cupcakes recipe - these easy Halloween cupcakes are perfect for kids party food

    Love this fun recipe idea? You might also like these fun monster themed recipes too:

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    Or for more fun spooky recipes, check out our Halloween Treats section or massive Halloween Recipes collection where you'll find more than 100 fun Halloween food ideas and recipes!

    Grace

    Spooky monster cupcakes recipe - these easy Halloween cupcakes are perfect for kids party food
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    Easy Monster Cupcakes

    Treat your little monsters with these fun and easy Monster cupcakes - perfect for kids party food and Halloween baking!
    Prep Time20 minutes mins
    Cook Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time40 minutes mins
    Course: Dessert, Party Food
    Cuisine: British, Halloween
    Servings: 12 cupcakes
    Author: Grace Hall

    Ingredients

    For the cupcakes:

    • 175 g softened butter
    • 175 g golden caster sugar
    • 3 large eggs
    • 150 g self raising flour
    • 50 g cocoa powder
    • 1 level tsp baking powder
    • 2 Tbsp milk
    • 2 tsp vanilla extract

    For the butter icing:

    • 100 g softened butter
    • 225 g icing sugar
    • 1 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1 Tbsp milk
    • orange and green gel food colouring

    To decorate:

    • large and small edible candy eyes

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 180°C (Gas mark 4/350°F). Line a 12 hole muffin tin with 12 cupcake cases.
    • Place the butter in a mixing bowl and whisk together with the caster sugar until light and fluffy. Break the eggs into a bowl and lightly whisk with a fork. Add the eggs a little at a time to the butter and sugar mix, whisking in between.
    • Sift the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder on top, and using an electric whisk on a low speed, gently blend the ingredients together.
    • Add the milk and vanilla extract and blend again.  Increase the mixer speed and whisk for a few more seconds until well mixed.
    • Divide the cake mixture between the cupcake cases. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and springy to the touch. Once the cakes are cooked, transfer to a wire rack to cool.
    • When ready to decorate, make the buttercream icing:
    • Whisk the butter with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar, a little at a time, until completely combined. Add the vanilla extract and whisk again. Add the milk in small splashes until the icing is at the correct consistency for piping.
    • Split the buttercream between two bowls, then add the orange and green gel food colourings and stir well until each colour is even.
    • Once the cakes are completely cool, spoon the green buttercream into a piping bag with a star piping nozzle. Pipe a swirl of green icing onto the top of half of the cupcakes.
    • Repeat with the orange buttercream, adding swirls of orange icing to the remaining cupcakes.
    • Add edible candy eyes to the buttercream swirls to turn your cupcakes into monsters.

    Love this fun monster recipe? Why not save it to Pinterest so you can easily find it again!

    How to make quick and easy Monster cupcakes recipe - Halloween party food for kids  How to make fun and easy Monster cupcakes - Halloween baking recipe for kids

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