A couple of weeks ago I made some halloween themed cupcakes for the girls school disco. I only had a couple of hours to gather ingredients and throw them together, so I thought they’d be a great last minute idea for Halloween. They’re perfect if you want to take something to a party or just for something to do with the kids over half term.
I used a really basic chocolate fairy cake mix and decorated them using decorations I picked up in Waitrose.
To make the chocolate cakes you will need…
Fairy cake cases
170g unsalted butter at room temperature
170g caster sugar
3 eggs lightly beaten
120g self raising flour
a pinch of salt
50g cocoa powder
For the icing… (I don’t use specific amounts, I just mix as I go)
Water
Icing sugar
Orange gel food colouring
How to make the fairy cakes…
1. Preheat your oven to 170 degrees (fan)
2. Line a tray with 24 fairy cake cases. (I used quite small cases so you may not need this many)
3. Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth and creamy.
4. Mix the eggs gradually into the mixture.
5. Sift in the flour, cocoa powder and salt and fold into the mixture.
6. Divide the mixture between the cake cases, they should be filled to just over half way. May sure the mixture is flat in the cases as this will make the icing easier.
7. Place in the oven for about 10 minutes until slightly golden.
8. Meanwhile mix some icing sugar with a little orange food colouring and water until you have a good consistency.
9. Allow the cakes to cool on a wire rack before adding a generous helping of icing and adding your decorations.
If you’d like an even quicker easier option I also made these cakes using melted chocolate, Rice Crispies which I decorated with chocolate decorations and sprinkles.
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