Jump to Recipe These Halloween cupcake recipes include the best Halloween-themed cupcakes for bakers of every skill level! Some cupcakes are cute and some are scary but they all taste delicious. You’re going to want to make these cupcakes for your Halloween parties year after year! Best Halloween Cupcakes To Bake I love whipping up a batch of cupcakes for any special occasion. There’s just something extra fun about decorating Halloween cupcakes! Watching kids’ faces light up when they see the spooky goodies makes all the work worth it. It gets even better when they take a bite!
Jump to:Best Halloween Cupcakes To Bake Fun & Spooky Halloween Cupcakes
- Easy Halloween Cupcakes
- Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes
- Spiderweb Cupcakes
- Ghost Cupcakes
- Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes
- Campfire Cupcakes
- Mini Candy Corn & Ghost Cupcakes
- Pull Apart Graveyard Cupcakes
- Easy Bloody Halloween Cupcakes
- Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes
- Bleeding Black Cupcakes
- Glowing Mini Cupcakes
- Sour Candy Cupcakes 🎃 More Halloween Goodies 📋 Recipe
Fun & Spooky Halloween Cupcakes These cupcakes are for all different skill sets! Some even call for boxed cake mix, all you have to do is decorate! I love making Halloween goodies! For more options, check out my posts on Halloween treats and Halloween cookies!
- Easy Halloween Cupcakes This recipe walks you through how to decorate your favorite cupcakes for Halloween! There are 4 designs: Purple monsters, green monsters, Jack-o-lanterns, and spiders. These cupcakes can be any flavor you like. Try my Mary Berry chocolate cupcakes!
Easy Halloween Cupcakes (Video) - Sally’s Baking Addiction
Learn how to decorate easy Halloween cupcakes with these fun (not-too-scary) monster, jack-o’-lantern, and spider designs.
Check out this recipe
- Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes These cute and colorful cupcakes almost look too good to eat! The cupcakes are vanilla with vanilla buttercream frosting. The fun part is all in adding the candy corn colors and sweet candy eyes!
Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes
Mimic the layers of candy corn you love so much with these adorable cupcakes.
Check out this recipe
- Spiderweb Cupcakes Spiderweb cupcakes will be the perfect addition to your next Halloween party! Most chocolate cupcakes with sweet vanilla frosting are a favorite of kids and adults alike. The spiderwebs are a simple addition. Just combine melted chocolate chips and shortening then pipe on the spiderwebs!
Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes
These cupcakes are fun to serve for a children’s or adult Halloween party.
Check out this recipe
- Ghost Cupcakes These adorable ghosts are sitting on top of some tasty devil’s food cake cupcakes! The ghosts are just perfectly piped buttercream frosting with chocolate chip eyes. This is a great recipe for beginners. Just be sure to let the cupcakes chill so your ghosts don’t slide off!
These Ghost Cupcakes Are So Good, It’s Scary
They’re adorably delicious! 👻
Check out this recipe
- Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes If my chocolate pumpkin pie taught me anything, it’s that chocolate and pumpkin are a way underrated flavor combination! The chocolate cupcakes are full of warm spices and pumpkin puree, making for one indulgent dessert. They are topped with a hazelnut cream cheese frosting that is finger-licking good. Then you just place a candy-coated ice cream cone on top to make the witch’s hat!
Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes
The chocolate and pumpkin cupcake in this festive recipe is enhanced by the creamy hazelnut frosting.
Check out this recipe
- Campfire Cupcakes These campfire cupcakes are perfect for fall! All you need is a box of devil’s food cake, a quick batch of orange frosting, pretzels, and mini marshmallows for ‘roasting’. Kids will love eating the pretzel sticks off the top before taking a big bite!
Campfire Cupcakes
These are the cutest cupcakes we’ve ever seen.
Check out this recipe
- Mini Candy Corn & Ghost Cupcakes These tiny two-bite cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make! They make a fabulous addition to potlucks, parties, or any Halloween get-together. The little ghosts with candy corn come in a package. No decorating skills are necessary!
Mini Candy Corn and Ghost Cupcakes - Halloween Cupcakes | Wilton
Mini Candy Corn and Ghost Cupcakes are adorable and easy to make. Great for Halloween parties, school functions, or any time you want to eat a quick, two-bite Halloween cupcake treat!
Check out this recipe
- Pull Apart Graveyard Cupcakes It looks like a cake from above, but you don’t have to slice a thing! These pull-apart cupcakes are perfect for swerving a crowd. The graveyard dirt is made of crushed-up cookies and the ghosts are made of marzipan. This is a great choice if you like to get creative!
Pull-Apart Graveyard Cupcakes
Get Pull-Apart Graveyard Cupcakes Recipe from Food Network
Check out this recipe
- Easy Bloody Halloween Cupcakes These bloody Halloween cupcakes are scary-fun! The blood is actually a delicious strawberry sauce that mixes perfectly with the cream cheese frosting. The glass is 100% edible and made from sugar! These cupcakes will have everyone talking.
EASY Bloody Halloween Cupcakes - Spatula Desserts
Bloody Halloween cupcakes are the ultimate scary and fun Halloween treat that is moist, fluffy, and also tastes just amazing!
Check out this recipe
- Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes These bite-sized cupcakes all feature a spooky candy eyeball! You can make them with your favorite box (or recipe) of chocolate cake mix. From there, it’s all about coloring the icing with your preferred colors. This is another beginner-friendly recipe!
Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes | Wilton
These Mini Eyeball Bloody Cupcakes will be gone in the blink of an eye, so make sure you bake plenty for your Halloween party. Get the recipe at Wilton!
Check out this recipe
- Bleeding Black Cupcakes These creepy cupcakes are fun to make and fun to eat! The center might look unappetizing, but it is actually rose-flavored white chocolate ganache! The chocolate buttercream frosting is simply tinted black. The shock and awe when people bite into these cupcakes are the best part!
Bleeding Black Cupcakes - Halloween Cupcakes
These Bleeding Black Cupcakes are so much fun to make & eat and make perfect halloween cupcakes! Chocolate cupcakes filled with Rose white chocolate ganache
Check out this recipe
- Glowing Mini Cupcakes Everyone will love these glowing mini cupcakes! They are particularly stunning if you plan on having a blacklight at your party. The glow is a mixture of Jell-o and tonic water. They are wonderfully tasty and safe to eat!
Glowing Mini Cupcakes
A Jell-o-tonic water glaze gives these treats their spooky glow.
Check out this recipe
- Sour Candy Cupcakes These cupcakes are for fans of sour candy! One bite will have you puckering, but the sweetness of the cupcake will quickly mellow it out. The cupcakes and frosting are lemon flavored. Top it off with a sprinkle of sour dust and Sour Patch Kids!
Sour Candy Cupcakes
If you love the pucker of sour candies, then these sour candy cupcakes will be right up your alley. The sour dust sprinkled on top gives you an instant pucker when you first take a bite, but the sweetness soon follows. —Elizabeth Bramkamp, Gig Harbor, Washington
Check out this recipe
🎃 More Halloween Goodies Halloween Popcorn Balls - Sweet popcorn balls loaded with candy corn, M&M’s, marshmallows, and Halloween sprinkles!Halloween Muddy Buddies - Puppy chow that has been all decked out for Halloween with lots of candy!Mummy Dogs - These mummy dogs are always a hit with kids, candy eyeballs and all!Meringue Ghosts - Light and airy ghost cookies that will complete any Halloween party!Witches Brew Cocktail - An adult vodka cocktail that will really get the party started!Mini Mummy Pizzas - These tasty cheese pizzas are a great lunch for kiddos during October! Showing up with any of these Halloween cupcake recipes will make you the most popular person at the party! Let me know which recipes you tried in the comments below!
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Best Halloween Cupcakes: Vanilla Bean Halloween Cupcakes (+More Great Ideas!)
These Halloween cupcake recipes include the best Halloween-themed cupcakes for bakers of every skill level! Some cupcakes are cute and some are scary but they all taste delicious. You’re going to want to make these cupcakes for your Halloween parties year after year!
Author | Angela
Servings: 24 cupcakes Calories: 349kcal Prep 5 minutes Cooking 30 minutes Total Time 35 minutes
Pin Recipe Share on Facebook Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3xVanilla Bean Cupcakes▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 1 ¾ cups sugar▢ 3 large eggs (at room temperature)▢ 3 teaspoon baking powder▢ ½ teaspoon salt▢ 1 cup milk (room temperature, I prefer to use whole milk or 2% milk)▢ 2 ¾ cups cake flour (or all-purpose flour)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)▢ 1 pinch salt (optional)▢ 4 cups confectioners sugar▢ 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream (2-4 Tbsp, start with 2 Tbsp)
InstructionsVanilla Bean CupcakesPreheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 muffin pans with cupcake liners.In a mixing bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add the eggs in one at a time, adding the baking powder and salt with the last egg. Mix until just combined.1 cup butter, 1 ¾ cups sugar, 3 large eggs, 3 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon saltAdd the milk by adding the first half only, and mixing it into the batter. Add the cake flour (or all-purpose flour) gradually into the wet batter. Finish combining the ingredients with adding the last half of the milk and mixing until smooth, and adding the vanilla bean caviar or paste. Mix until well distributed.1 cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 2 ¾ cups cake flourTo scrape the vanilla bean caviar from a whole bean: Press the vanilla bean flat on a cutting board then use a sharp knife to cut down the length of the bean to make a slit. Pull the bean open carefully, then use the tip of your knife to scrape down the insides of the bean.Pour equal portions of the batter into each cupcake liner and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick can be entered into the center of the cupcake and come out clean.Allow your cupcakes to cool in the pans for about 5 minutes, then remove them from the pan and set them aside so they may cool completely before frosting or serving.Vanilla Bean Buttercream FrostingIn a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, beat 1 cup of softened butter until it is creamy and pale in color (about 5-6 minutes).1 cup butterAdd 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean caviar, 1 cup confectioners sugar, and the optional pinch of salt to the bowl of butter (*see note). Mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined, then begin alternating between adding small amounts of heavy cream and the remaining sugar as it mixes. *You may not need all of the heavy cream to reach your desired consistency. 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 1 pinch salt, 4 cups confectioners sugar, 4 tablespoon heavy whipping creamOnce the consistency of the frosting is firm yet spreadable and all of the confectioners sugar has been used, stop adding heavy cream.Continue to whip until the frosting becomes light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Spread or pipe onto cooled vanilla bean cupcakes and top with your desired Halloween themed decorations or sprinkles. Equipment You May NeedMixing BowlCupcake LinersSilicone Whisk Notes Using room temperature ingredients is beneficial because it helps the cupcakes to bake evenly (and according to recipe timelines). Salt in your buttercream frosting is optional, but it helps to balance the flavors and reduce sweetness. Store your frosted cupcakes (or unfrosted) at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 24 hours, or in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze cooled cupcakes after wrapping in plastic wrap, then placing into freezer bags with the air squeezed out. Keep your cupcakes frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight, then frost as usual.
NutritionCalories: 349kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 46g (15%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 17g (26%) | Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg (23%) | Sodium: 186mg (8%) | Potassium: 96mg (3%) | Fiber: 0.4g (2%) | Sugar: 35g (39%) | Vitamin A: 560IU (11%) | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 46mg (5%) | Iron: 0.3mg (2%) Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love! cake from scratch, easy halloween cupcake ideas, Halloween Cupcakes, homemade white cake, how to decorate cupcakes for halloween parties, how to make white cake, white cake Course Cupcakes, Dessert Recipes, HalloweenCuisine AmericanAngela @ BakeItWithLove.comAngela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma’s kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love! bakeitwithlove.com/about/
These Halloween cupcake recipes include the best Halloween-themed cupcakes for bakers of every skill level! Some cupcakes are cute and some are scary but they all taste delicious. You’re going to want to make these cupcakes for your Halloween parties year after year!
Best Halloween Cupcakes To Bake
I love whipping up a batch of cupcakes for any special occasion. There’s just something extra fun about decorating Halloween cupcakes!
Watching kids’ faces light up when they see the spooky goodies makes all the work worth it. It gets even better when they take a bite!
Fun & Spooky Halloween Cupcakes
These cupcakes are for all different skill sets! Some even call for boxed cake mix, all you have to do is decorate!
I love making Halloween goodies! For more options, check out my posts on Halloween treats and Halloween cookies!
1. Easy Halloween Cupcakes
This recipe walks you through how to decorate your favorite cupcakes for Halloween! There are 4 designs: Purple monsters, green monsters, Jack-o-lanterns, and spiders.
These cupcakes can be any flavor you like. Try my Mary Berry chocolate cupcakes!
Easy Halloween Cupcakes (Video) - Sally’s Baking Addiction
Learn how to decorate easy Halloween cupcakes with these fun (not-too-scary) monster, jack-o’-lantern, and spider designs.
Check out this recipe
2. Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes
These cute and colorful cupcakes almost look too good to eat! The cupcakes are vanilla with vanilla buttercream frosting.
Learn how to decorate easy Halloween cupcakes with these fun (not-too-scary) monster, jack-o’-lantern, and spider designs.
The fun part is all in adding the candy corn colors and sweet candy eyes!
Candy Corn Ghost Cupcakes
Mimic the layers of candy corn you love so much with these adorable cupcakes.
Check out this recipe
3. Spiderweb Cupcakes
Spiderweb cupcakes will be the perfect addition to your next Halloween party! Most chocolate cupcakes with sweet vanilla frosting are a favorite of kids and adults alike.
Mimic the layers of candy corn you love so much with these adorable cupcakes.
The spiderwebs are a simple addition. Just combine melted chocolate chips and shortening then pipe on the spiderwebs!
Halloween Spider Web Cupcakes
These cupcakes are fun to serve for a children’s or adult Halloween party.
Check out this recipe
4. Ghost Cupcakes
These adorable ghosts are sitting on top of some tasty devil’s food cake cupcakes! The ghosts are just perfectly piped buttercream frosting with chocolate chip eyes.
These cupcakes are fun to serve for a children’s or adult Halloween party.
This is a great recipe for beginners. Just be sure to let the cupcakes chill so your ghosts don’t slide off!
These Ghost Cupcakes Are So Good, It’s Scary
They’re adorably delicious! 👻
Check out this recipe
5. Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes
If my chocolate pumpkin pie taught me anything, it’s that chocolate and pumpkin are a way underrated flavor combination! The chocolate cupcakes are full of warm spices and pumpkin puree, making for one indulgent dessert.
They’re adorably delicious! 👻
They are topped with a hazelnut cream cheese frosting that is finger-licking good. Then you just place a candy-coated ice cream cone on top to make the witch’s hat!
Chocolate Pumpkin Witch Cupcakes
The chocolate and pumpkin cupcake in this festive recipe is enhanced by the creamy hazelnut frosting.
Check out this recipe
6. Campfire Cupcakes
These campfire cupcakes are perfect for fall! All you need is a box of devil’s food cake, a quick batch of orange frosting, pretzels, and mini marshmallows for ‘roasting’.
The chocolate and pumpkin cupcake in this festive recipe is enhanced by the creamy hazelnut frosting.
Kids will love eating the pretzel sticks off the top before taking a big bite!
Campfire Cupcakes
These are the cutest cupcakes we’ve ever seen.
Check out this recipe
7. Mini Candy Corn & Ghost Cupcakes
These tiny two-bite cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make! They make a fabulous addition to potlucks, parties, or any Halloween get-together.
These are the cutest cupcakes we’ve ever seen.
The little ghosts with candy corn come in a package. No decorating skills are necessary!
Mini Candy Corn and Ghost Cupcakes - Halloween Cupcakes | Wilton
Mini Candy Corn and Ghost Cupcakes are adorable and easy to make. Great for Halloween parties, school functions, or any time you want to eat a quick, two-bite Halloween cupcake treat!
Check out this recipe
8. Pull Apart Graveyard Cupcakes
It looks like a cake from above, but you don’t have to slice a thing! These pull-apart cupcakes are perfect for swerving a crowd.
Mini Candy Corn and Ghost Cupcakes are adorable and easy to make. Great for Halloween parties, school functions, or any time you want to eat a quick, two-bite Halloween cupcake treat!
The graveyard dirt is made of crushed-up cookies and the ghosts are made of marzipan. This is a great choice if you like to get creative!
Pull-Apart Graveyard Cupcakes
Get Pull-Apart Graveyard Cupcakes Recipe from Food Network
Check out this recipe
9. Easy Bloody Halloween Cupcakes
These bloody Halloween cupcakes are scary-fun! The blood is actually a delicious strawberry sauce that mixes perfectly with the cream cheese frosting.
Get Pull-Apart Graveyard Cupcakes Recipe from Food Network
The glass is 100% edible and made from sugar! These cupcakes will have everyone talking.
EASY Bloody Halloween Cupcakes - Spatula Desserts
Bloody Halloween cupcakes are the ultimate scary and fun Halloween treat that is moist, fluffy, and also tastes just amazing!
Check out this recipe
10. Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes
These bite-sized cupcakes all feature a spooky candy eyeball! You can make them with your favorite box (or recipe) of chocolate cake mix.
Bloody Halloween cupcakes are the ultimate scary and fun Halloween treat that is moist, fluffy, and also tastes just amazing!
From there, it’s all about coloring the icing with your preferred colors. This is another beginner-friendly recipe!
Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes | Wilton
These Mini Eyeball Bloody Cupcakes will be gone in the blink of an eye, so make sure you bake plenty for your Halloween party. Get the recipe at Wilton!
Check out this recipe
11. Bleeding Black Cupcakes
These creepy cupcakes are fun to make and fun to eat! The center might look unappetizing, but it is actually rose-flavored white chocolate ganache!
These Mini Eyeball Bloody Cupcakes will be gone in the blink of an eye, so make sure you bake plenty for your Halloween party. Get the recipe at Wilton!
The chocolate buttercream frosting is simply tinted black. The shock and awe when people bite into these cupcakes are the best part!
Bleeding Black Cupcakes - Halloween Cupcakes
These Bleeding Black Cupcakes are so much fun to make & eat and make perfect halloween cupcakes! Chocolate cupcakes filled with Rose white chocolate ganache
Check out this recipe
12. Glowing Mini Cupcakes
Everyone will love these glowing mini cupcakes! They are particularly stunning if you plan on having a blacklight at your party.
These Bleeding Black Cupcakes are so much fun to make & eat and make perfect halloween cupcakes! Chocolate cupcakes filled with Rose white chocolate ganache
The glow is a mixture of Jell-o and tonic water. They are wonderfully tasty and safe to eat!
Glowing Mini Cupcakes
A Jell-o-tonic water glaze gives these treats their spooky glow.
Check out this recipe
13. Sour Candy Cupcakes
These cupcakes are for fans of sour candy! One bite will have you puckering, but the sweetness of the cupcake will quickly mellow it out.
A Jell-o-tonic water glaze gives these treats their spooky glow.
The cupcakes and frosting are lemon flavored. Top it off with a sprinkle of sour dust and Sour Patch Kids!
Sour Candy Cupcakes
If you love the pucker of sour candies, then these sour candy cupcakes will be right up your alley. The sour dust sprinkled on top gives you an instant pucker when you first take a bite, but the sweetness soon follows. —Elizabeth Bramkamp, Gig Harbor, Washington
Check out this recipe
🎃 More Halloween Goodies
- Halloween Popcorn Balls - Sweet popcorn balls loaded with candy corn, M&M’s, marshmallows, and Halloween sprinkles!Halloween Muddy Buddies - Puppy chow that has been all decked out for Halloween with lots of candy!Mummy Dogs - These mummy dogs are always a hit with kids, candy eyeballs and all!Meringue Ghosts - Light and airy ghost cookies that will complete any Halloween party!Witches Brew Cocktail - An adult vodka cocktail that will really get the party started!Mini Mummy Pizzas - These tasty cheese pizzas are a great lunch for kiddos during October!
Showing up with any of these Halloween cupcake recipes will make you the most popular person at the party! Let me know which recipes you tried in the comments below!
If you love the pucker of sour candies, then these sour candy cupcakes will be right up your alley. The sour dust sprinkled on top gives you an instant pucker when you first take a bite, but the sweetness soon follows. —Elizabeth Bramkamp, Gig Harbor, Washington
Do you love a recipe you tried? Please leave a 5-star 🌟rating in the recipe card below and/or a review in the comments section further down the page. Stay in touch with me through social media @ Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Don’t forget to tag me when you try one of my recipes!
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Best Halloween Cupcakes: Vanilla Bean Halloween Cupcakes (+More Great Ideas!)
These Halloween cupcake recipes include the best Halloween-themed cupcakes for bakers of every skill level! Some cupcakes are cute and some are scary but they all taste delicious. You’re going to want to make these cupcakes for your Halloween parties year after year!
Author | Angela
Servings: 24 cupcakes Calories: 349kcal Prep 5 minutes Cooking 30 minutes Total Time 35 minutes
Pin Recipe Share on Facebook Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3xVanilla Bean Cupcakes▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 1 ¾ cups sugar▢ 3 large eggs (at room temperature)▢ 3 teaspoon baking powder▢ ½ teaspoon salt▢ 1 cup milk (room temperature, I prefer to use whole milk or 2% milk)▢ 2 ¾ cups cake flour (or all-purpose flour)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)▢ 1 pinch salt (optional)▢ 4 cups confectioners sugar▢ 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream (2-4 Tbsp, start with 2 Tbsp)
InstructionsVanilla Bean CupcakesPreheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 muffin pans with cupcake liners.In a mixing bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add the eggs in one at a time, adding the baking powder and salt with the last egg. Mix until just combined.1 cup butter, 1 ¾ cups sugar, 3 large eggs, 3 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon saltAdd the milk by adding the first half only, and mixing it into the batter. Add the cake flour (or all-purpose flour) gradually into the wet batter. Finish combining the ingredients with adding the last half of the milk and mixing until smooth, and adding the vanilla bean caviar or paste. Mix until well distributed.1 cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 2 ¾ cups cake flourTo scrape the vanilla bean caviar from a whole bean: Press the vanilla bean flat on a cutting board then use a sharp knife to cut down the length of the bean to make a slit. Pull the bean open carefully, then use the tip of your knife to scrape down the insides of the bean.Pour equal portions of the batter into each cupcake liner and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick can be entered into the center of the cupcake and come out clean.Allow your cupcakes to cool in the pans for about 5 minutes, then remove them from the pan and set them aside so they may cool completely before frosting or serving.Vanilla Bean Buttercream FrostingIn a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, beat 1 cup of softened butter until it is creamy and pale in color (about 5-6 minutes).1 cup butterAdd 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean caviar, 1 cup confectioners sugar, and the optional pinch of salt to the bowl of butter (*see note). Mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined, then begin alternating between adding small amounts of heavy cream and the remaining sugar as it mixes. *You may not need all of the heavy cream to reach your desired consistency. 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 1 pinch salt, 4 cups confectioners sugar, 4 tablespoon heavy whipping creamOnce the consistency of the frosting is firm yet spreadable and all of the confectioners sugar has been used, stop adding heavy cream.Continue to whip until the frosting becomes light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Spread or pipe onto cooled vanilla bean cupcakes and top with your desired Halloween themed decorations or sprinkles. Equipment You May NeedMixing BowlCupcake LinersSilicone Whisk Notes Using room temperature ingredients is beneficial because it helps the cupcakes to bake evenly (and according to recipe timelines). Salt in your buttercream frosting is optional, but it helps to balance the flavors and reduce sweetness. Store your frosted cupcakes (or unfrosted) at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 24 hours, or in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze cooled cupcakes after wrapping in plastic wrap, then placing into freezer bags with the air squeezed out. Keep your cupcakes frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight, then frost as usual.
NutritionCalories: 349kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 46g (15%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 17g (26%) | Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg (23%) | Sodium: 186mg (8%) | Potassium: 96mg (3%) | Fiber: 0.4g (2%) | Sugar: 35g (39%) | Vitamin A: 560IU (11%) | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 46mg (5%) | Iron: 0.3mg (2%) Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love! cake from scratch, easy halloween cupcake ideas, Halloween Cupcakes, homemade white cake, how to decorate cupcakes for halloween parties, how to make white cake, white cake Course Cupcakes, Dessert Recipes, HalloweenCuisine American
Angela @ BakeItWithLove.comAngela is an at home chef that developed a passion for all things cooking and baking at a young age in her Grandma’s kitchen. After many years in the food service industry, she now enjoys sharing all of her family favorite recipes and creating tasty dinner and amazing dessert recipes here at Bake It With Love! bakeitwithlove.com/about/
Do you love a recipe you tried? Please leave a 5-star 🌟rating in the recipe card below and/or a review in the comments section further down the page. Stay in touch with me through social media @ Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Don’t forget to tag me when you try one of my recipes!
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Best Halloween Cupcakes: Vanilla Bean Halloween Cupcakes (+More Great Ideas!)
Author | Angela
Servings: 24 cupcakes
Calories: 349kcal
Prep 5 minutes
Cooking 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Ingredients US CustomaryMetric1x2x3xVanilla Bean Cupcakes▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 1 ¾ cups sugar▢ 3 large eggs (at room temperature)▢ 3 teaspoon baking powder▢ ½ teaspoon salt▢ 1 cup milk (room temperature, I prefer to use whole milk or 2% milk)▢ 2 ¾ cups cake flour (or all-purpose flour)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)Vanilla Bean Buttercream Frosting▢ 1 cup butter (softened, at room temperature)▢ 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar (or vanilla bean paste)▢ 1 pinch salt (optional)▢ 4 cups confectioners sugar▢ 4 tablespoon heavy whipping cream (2-4 Tbsp, start with 2 Tbsp)
InstructionsVanilla Bean CupcakesPreheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line 2 muffin pans with cupcake liners.In a mixing bowl, or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add the eggs in one at a time, adding the baking powder and salt with the last egg. Mix until just combined.1 cup butter, 1 ¾ cups sugar, 3 large eggs, 3 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon saltAdd the milk by adding the first half only, and mixing it into the batter. Add the cake flour (or all-purpose flour) gradually into the wet batter. Finish combining the ingredients with adding the last half of the milk and mixing until smooth, and adding the vanilla bean caviar or paste. Mix until well distributed.1 cup milk, 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 2 ¾ cups cake flourTo scrape the vanilla bean caviar from a whole bean: Press the vanilla bean flat on a cutting board then use a sharp knife to cut down the length of the bean to make a slit. Pull the bean open carefully, then use the tip of your knife to scrape down the insides of the bean.Pour equal portions of the batter into each cupcake liner and bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick can be entered into the center of the cupcake and come out clean.Allow your cupcakes to cool in the pans for about 5 minutes, then remove them from the pan and set them aside so they may cool completely before frosting or serving.Vanilla Bean Buttercream FrostingIn a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, beat 1 cup of softened butter until it is creamy and pale in color (about 5-6 minutes).1 cup butterAdd 2 teaspoons of vanilla bean caviar, 1 cup confectioners sugar, and the optional pinch of salt to the bowl of butter (*see note). Mix on medium speed until thoroughly combined, then begin alternating between adding small amounts of heavy cream and the remaining sugar as it mixes. *You may not need all of the heavy cream to reach your desired consistency. 2 teaspoon vanilla bean caviar, 1 pinch salt, 4 cups confectioners sugar, 4 tablespoon heavy whipping creamOnce the consistency of the frosting is firm yet spreadable and all of the confectioners sugar has been used, stop adding heavy cream.Continue to whip until the frosting becomes light and fluffy (about 2-3 minutes). Spread or pipe onto cooled vanilla bean cupcakes and top with your desired Halloween themed decorations or sprinkles.
Equipment You May NeedMixing BowlCupcake LinersSilicone Whisk
Notes Using room temperature ingredients is beneficial because it helps the cupcakes to bake evenly (and according to recipe timelines). Salt in your buttercream frosting is optional, but it helps to balance the flavors and reduce sweetness. Store your frosted cupcakes (or unfrosted) at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 24 hours, or in the fridge for up to 3 days. Freeze cooled cupcakes after wrapping in plastic wrap, then placing into freezer bags with the air squeezed out. Keep your cupcakes frozen for up to 3 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight, then frost as usual.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcal (17%) | Carbohydrates: 46g (15%) | Protein: 3g (6%) | Fat: 17g (26%) | Saturated Fat: 11g (69%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg (23%) | Sodium: 186mg (8%) | Potassium: 96mg (3%) | Fiber: 0.4g (2%) | Sugar: 35g (39%) | Vitamin A: 560IU (11%) | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 46mg (5%) | Iron: 0.3mg (2%)
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Course Cupcakes, Dessert Recipes, HalloweenCuisine American
US CustomaryMetric
