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White mummy cupcakes with candy eyes arranged on a table as fun Halloween Kids Cupcakes and party treats.

Easy Mummy Cupcakes Recipe – Fun & Spooky Halloween Party Cupcakes


  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 12 cupcakes 1x

Description

Looking for a fun, spooky dessert that everyone will love this October? This Easy Mummy Cupcakes Recipe is exactly what your Halloween party needs! In this guide, you’ll learn how to bake fluffy cupcakes, decorate them with simple mummy bandages, and make them the star of your dessert table. These Halloween Kids Cupcakes are playful enough for little hands, yet impressive enough for any Halloween Party Cupcakes display. Whether you’re hosting a spooky get-together, a classroom celebration, or looking for creative Bake Sale Ideas For Kids, these cupcakes will wrap up your party with sweet success!


Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup cocoa powder (optional)
  • about 3 cups white buttercream frosting
  • 24 candy eyes
  • 12 cupcake liners

  • Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin pan with liners.

    2. In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cocoa powder if using.

    3. In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

    4. Add eggs one at a time, then beat in vanilla extract.

    5. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.

    6. Fill each cupcake liner two-thirds full with batter.

    7. Bake for 18–20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

    8. Cool cupcakes completely on a wire rack before decorating.

    9. Spread a thin layer of white buttercream frosting on each cooled cupcake.

    10. Fill a piping bag with frosting fitted with a flat or basket-weave tip and pipe overlapping lines to create mummy bandages, leaving spaces for eyes.

    11. Press two candy eyes into each cupcake and chill for 10 minutes before serving.

    • Prep Time: 20 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Category: dessert
    • Method: baking
    • Cuisine: american

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 cupcake

    Keywords: easy mummy cupcakes recipe, halloween party cupcakes, halloween kids cupcakes, cute halloween baking ideas, bake sale ideas for kids, halloween birthday desserts