Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Create delightful Halloween Ghost Cupcakes with cute meringue tops! Perfect for celebrations—try this fun recipe today!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- Purple gel food coloring
- Black decorating frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and gradually incorporate sugar while increasing mixer speed until bright white semi-stiff peaks form.
- Pipe mounds onto the baking sheet to resemble ghosts and bake for 2 hours. Turn off the oven and leave meringues inside for an additional 30 minutes to dry completely.
- While meringues bake, whip together softened butter, confectioner’s sugar, milk, and purple gel food coloring until smooth.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with purple buttercream and top each with a meringue ghost using black frosting for eyes and mouth.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (56g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 85mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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