Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
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Create fun and festive Halloween Ghost Cupcakes! This easy recipe yields adorable treats perfect for your spooky celebrations – try it today!
- Author: evelyn
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 120 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- 2 large egg whites
- 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
- Preheat the oven to 200°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk egg whites with an electric mixer, gradually adding cream of tartar and sugar until glossy peaks form.
- Pipe ghost shapes onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for 2 hours, allowing them to cool in the oven afterward.
- Meanwhile, prepare the buttercream by mixing softened butter, confectioner's sugar, milk, and purple gel food coloring until smooth.
- Frost each cupcake generously with the purple buttercream once the meringues cool.
- Decorate the meringue ghosts with black frosting for eyes and place them atop each cupcake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (60g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg