Halloween skeleton cupcakes

Chocolate icing on vanilla cupcakes is the perfect crime. Just add skeletons to make it the perfect Halloween party treat this year.

Ingredients

  • 12 basic vanilla cupcakes

    pre-made or from a separate recipe

  • 1 chocolate buttercream icing

    pre-made or from a separate recipe

  • 12 white marshmallows

  • 1 black writing icing

  • 1 white writing icing

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Contains Nuts

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 palate knife

Instructions

  1. Spread each cupcake with chocolate buttercream icing.
  2. Now slice a thin round sliver off the top of a marshmallow to create the skeleton’s face.
  3. Pop the round sliver onto the edge of the cupcake, leave room for the body.
  4. Use the white writing icing to draw the skeleton’s body.
  5. Use black writing icing to draw on a face.

Notes

Tip
If you find making a quantity of buttercream icing just one step too far on a busy day, buy a can of Betty Crocker buttercream icing at the supermarket instead.
Tip
If you use a palate knife, you will get a nice even coating of icing.

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