Chocolate Halloween Cupcake with Cobweb Icing
Moist chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and piped cobwebs—a festive Halloween treat for parties and kids!
Equipment
- Mixing bowls
- - Electric mixer or whisk
- - Muffin tin + paper cases
- - Piping bag or sandwich bag
- - Toothpick
Ingredients
- **Cupcakes**
- - 125g plain flour
- - 25g cocoa powder
- - 1½ tsp baking powder
- - 150g caster sugar
- - 150g unsalted butter softened
- - 1 egg
- - 8 tbsp milk
- **Cream Cheese Frosting**
- - 50g cream cheese
- - 25g butter
- - 125g icing sugar
- - ½ tsp vanilla extract
- **Cobweb Icing**
- - 25g icing sugar
- - 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- - 2 tbsp warm water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line muffin tin with 9 cases.
- Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, sugar, and butter.
- Add egg and milk. Beat until smooth.
- Divide into cases. Bake 20–25 mins. Cool completely.
- Make frosting: Mix cream cheese, butter, icing sugar, and vanilla.
- Frost cupcakes, leaving a border.
- Mix cobweb icing and pipe 3 circles.
- Drag toothpick from center to edge to form cobweb.
- Let set 15–20 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Freeze unfrosted cupcakes up to 1 month.
- Double the recipe for a crowd.
- Double the recipe for a crowd.