Ingredients
½ cup butter
room temp
¾ cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
½ cup milk
1 cup self-raising flour
Chocolate icing
To decorate
Milo
To decorate
White writing icing
To decorate
Chocolate Thins
To decorate
Plastic skeleton arms
from discount shop, to decorate
Allergy Advice
Contains Dairy
Contains Eggs
Contains Gluten
Contains Nuts
Contains Soy
Equipment
- 1 electric mixer
- 1 patty cases
- 1 wire racks
- 1 sharp knife
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced).
- Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla essence.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each one.
- Add milk and self-raising flour. Mix until just combined.
- Spoon into patty cases and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Ice cupcakes with chocolate icing, sprinkle with Milo.
- Write R.I.P in white writing icing on the Chocolate Thins.
- Insert Chocolate Thins carefully into the cupcakes (you may need to make a slit with a sharp knife to make it easier to insert the Thins).
- Cut plastic arms from skeletons and insert into the cupcakes.
Notes
Tip
If you are really in a hurry you can cheat and buy store-bought icing.
Tip
This recipe was created by Alana House for Kidspot Australia and has been adapted for Kidspot New Zealand.
