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Vanilla Halloween mummified muffins

Name: Halloween vanilla muffins recipe
Ingredients: 335g self-raising flour; 165g caster sugar; 150g salted butter, melted, cooled; 180ml milk; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste; 250g unsalted butter, softened; 360g icing sugar mixture; Assorted food colourings and edible eyes, to decorate

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 10, 2024

Transform your classic vanilla cupcake recipe into a scary Halloween treat this October. Kids will love decorating these delicious cupcakes with colourful buttercream and googly eyes to create their spooky mummified characters. Light, fluffy, and insanely easy to make, these Halloween cupcakes are the perfect baked treat this spooky season.

2 1/4 cups (335g) self-raising flour
3/4 cup (165g) caster sugar
150g salted butter, melted, cooled
3/4 cup (180ml) milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 tsp vanilla bean paste

Buttercream

250g unsalted butter, softened
3 cups (360g) icing sugar mixture
Assorted food colourings and edible eyes, to decorate

Method

1.

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-hole (⅓-cup capacity) muffin pan with paper cases. Combine flour and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well. Whisk butter, milk, eggs and vanilla in a large jug until smooth. Pour into flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Spoon mixture evenly among paper cases.
2.

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and firm to touch. Stand in pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
3.

For the buttercream, in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar until well combined and icing sugar has dissolved. Tint icing with desired food colouring (if using more than one colouring, divide icing into as many bowls as you have colours).
4.

Spoon icing into a piping bag fitted with a 1cm flat nozzle. Pipe icing onto cupcakes to resemble mummy bandages, and top each with eyes. Serve.