The ingredients you will need for the batter:
- 110g Butter (or margarine)
- 110g Caster Sugar
- 2 Free Range Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 110g Self-Raising Flour
- Green Food Colouring
- Disposable Piping bags
- Cupcake Cases (mixture normally makes 12)
I think pretty much everyone knows how to make a simple cake batter, but I will quickly go over the details!
- Pre heat your oven to 180C/Gas Mark 4. Put the butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream them together with a wooden spoon, until they are light and fluffy.
- Slowly beat in the eggs a little at a time to make sure your mixture doesn't curdle.
- Then, slowly sift in your flour, making sure not to mix too fast. Fold it in slowly until completely combined.
- Add in your vanilla extract and mix again.
- Then, you'll need to separate about 1/5 of your mixture and put it in a different bowl. Add in a couple of drops of Green food colouring and mix it through until you have your desired colour.
- Transfer the green mixture into a disposable piping bag. (This is just to make things easier and isn't a necessity).
- Now, you need to put some of your original batter into the bottom of each cupcake case, not too much though as you will be needing some again later! (If it is easier for you, put your original batter into a piping bag as well. It will give you a little more control.)
- Next, cut off the tip of your disposable piping bag with the green mixture inside, and squeeze a little into the middle of each cupcake case. Remember not to do too much as it has to go into all 12 of the cakes!
- Finally, spoon/pipe the remainder of your original batter over the top, covering the green batter back up.
- Give the cupcake tray a little bang on your worktop, just to even out the mixture and make sure any air is released.
- Place the cupcakes in the oven, they should take between 10-15 minutes! Poke a skewer into them to check that they are cooked all the way through.
Whilst the cakes are in the oven, you can start making your decorations to save time. To make the decorations, you will need:
- A template of the design you want to go on top ( I found some simple spider webs and spider templates on Pinterest)
- Baking Paper
- Disposable Piping Bag
- Candy Melts in Green and Black
To start, place your template on your kitchen side, and place the baking paper directly over the top. Secure them together using tape. Next, melt your candy melts following the instructions on the packaging, and place it into a piping bag. Now you can cut a tiny bit off the bottom of the bag, so it is almost like a pen, and trace your design on to the baking paper! Once it is complete, transfer it to your fridge to harden, this should only take about 10 minutes.
Finally, you will need to make the Icing! You can do this while the cakes are cooling to give them plenty of time. You will need:
Finally, you will need to make the Icing! You can do this while the cakes are cooling to give them plenty of time. You will need:
- 150g of softened Butter (unsalted)
- 330g of Icing Sugar
- 1-2 Tablespoons of Milk
- Around 1/2 a tablespoon of any flavourings you want ( I used a Salted Caramel Flavouring)
- Disposable Piping Bag
- Open Star Tip (or any you'd prefer!)
The icing is very simple to make! All you have to do is mix the icing sugar and butter in a bowl until they are fully combined. Once this is done, add the milk and continue to mix for around 2 minutes, until it is paler and smooth. Then, add your flavouring if you are going to! Finally, cut the tip off the piping bag and slot in your choice of tip, then fill the bag with the icing.
Now, to put it all together, all you have to do is ice each cupcake, and place a decoration on top! And when you bite into the middle, it will reveal the green insides! I think they look really cute and they are perfect for Halloween!
Lauren x
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