Halloween Jack’o’Lantern cupcakes

Looking for a way to jazz up your Halloween party table this year? Nothing says, “Halloween” like a Jack’o’Lantern. So put some on your cupcakes!

Ingredients

  • 12 basic vanilla cupcakes

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  • 1 buttercream icing

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  • red food colouring

  • yellow food colouring

  • black writing icing

Allergy Advice

Contains Dairy

Contains Eggs

Contains Gluten

Contains Soy

Equipment

  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 Spatula

Instructions

  1. Add a few drops of yellow and red food colouring to the buttercream icing until you get a nice orange colour.
  2. Spread each cupcake with orange icing.
  3. Now use the black writing icing to draw Jack’o’Lantern faces onto each cupcake.

Notes

Tip
Let the kids help with the cake decorating but don’t stress about having perfect looking Jack’o’Lantern faces.
Tip
If the black writing icing is stiff in the tube just hold the tube in your hand for a minute or two to soften it up.

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