If you have kids, chances are pretty good you’ll find yourself needing to bake something for a Halloween event. Or maybe you got invited to an adult Halloween party and you volunteered to bring a dessert. Either way, this is the recipe you need for a fast, easy — and delightfully spooky — party treat.
These adorable little mummy cupcakes don’t take much more time than frosting a bunch of regular cupcakes, but the fun/cool factor is extremely high. If you do have kids, grab them and ask them to help. So what if one or two of the mummies looks like they are unraveling a little bit? That’s part of the charm of bringing a homemade item — that it looks a little homemade.
My older son, Jack, pronounced these the best chocolate cupcakes I’ve ever made, and I’ve made a lot of cupcakes. So speaking of plain old cupcakes, think of these even after Halloween has come and gone, and skip the mummy frosting part for a delicious, basic chocolate cupcake recipe. You can use any frosting you like, including this one, and just give them a good smear for other occasions. I clearly will be making them for Jack’s birthday in January.
MUMMY CUPCAKES
Start to finish: 2 hours (45 minutes active)
Makes 24 cupcakes
For the cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the marshmallow frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
7-ounce jar marshmallow spread (such as Marshmallow Fluff), about 2 cups
3 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons milk, half-and-half or heavy cream
48 M&Ms or other small, round colored candies
Nutrition information per cupcake: 310 calories; 120 calories from fat (39 percent of total calories); 13 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 50 mg cholesterol; 180 mg sodium; 47 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 32 g sugar; 3 g protein.
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