Halloween Slime Cupcakes
Halloween Slime Cupcakes are a fun and festive treat that will elevate any celebration. These delightful cupcakes feature a moist vanilla base tinted black, filled with zesty lime custard, and topped with vibrant green buttercream, making them visually striking and deliciously unique.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 175 g baking spread (or unsalted butter)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 175 g self-raising flour
- 25 g black food coloring
- 200 g unsalted butter (for frosting)
- 400 g icing sugar
- Green and yellow food coloring (for frosting)
- 150 g tinned custard (for filling)
- Candy eyes and green sprinkles (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 140C Fan/325F/Gas Mark 3. Line a cupcake tin with black cases.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the baking spread and caster sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time along with vanilla extract, mixing well after each addition. Fold in the self-raising flour and then add black food coloring.
- Divide the batter into the lined cupcake cases and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, remove some cake from the center of each cupcake and fill with green-tinted custard.
- Prepare the buttercream by mixing softened butter with icing sugar until smooth; add vanilla extract and color to achieve vibrant green frosting.
- Decorate cupcakes generously with frosting using a piping bag, then top with candy eyes and green sprinkles.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (85g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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