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Spooky ghost cupcakes

Spooky ghost cupcakes

https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/spooky-ghost-cupcakes

These spooky ghost cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make and super effective for Halloween

  • Feeds 12 Feeds 12
  • Ready in 40 minutes

Each serving contains

  • Energy
    16%
    1357kj 322kcal
  • Fat
    Med 12%
    8.5g
  • Saturates
    Med 12%
    2.5g
  • Sugar
    High 51%
    45.5g
  • Salt
    Med 6%
    0.37g

% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 57g

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Ingredients

For the cupcakes

  • 140g Co-op plain white flour
  • 150g Fairtrade caster sugar
  • 40g Co-op Fairtrade cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 120ml Co-op whole milk
  • 60ml Co-op vegetable oil
  • 1 large Co-op British free range egg, whisked
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100ml boiling water

For the decoration

  • 300g ready-to-roll fondant icing
  • Fairtrade icing sugar, to dust
  • 24 Co-op marshmallows
  • 50g Co-op Fairtrade dark chocolate, melted

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4
  2. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases
  3. Put all the dry ingredients for the cupcakes in a large bowl or stand mixer and mix well
  4. Add all the wet ingredients except the boiling water and whisk until smooth
  5. Beat the mixture for 1 minute, slowly adding the boiling water
  6. When everything is fully combined, whisk on a high setting for 1 minute, until you have an airy batter
  7. Divide the batter between the cupcake cases and bake for 18-22 mins, rotating the tin halfway through, until the cakes are springy to touch
  8. Allow to cool completely before decorating
  9. Roll out the icing very thinly
  10. Use a 10cm cutter to cut out 12 circles, re-rolling the scraps with a little icing sugar as needed
  11. Stick 2 marshmallows on top of each other using a little melted chocolate
  12. Drape over a circle of icing and gently press down to form a ghost shape
  13. Repeat until all the ghosts are made, then use a little melted chocolate and a cocktail stick to dot eyes and a mouth on each one
  14. Drizzle the rest of the melted chocolate over the top of the cupcakes, carefully lift a ghost onto each one, then leave to set for 10 mins

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