Halloween is a great excuse to make fun and colorful cupcakes! These Halloween Sprinkle Cupcakes will delight everyone with all the fun sprinkles and colors. They are perfect for little ones who are scared of the Severed Finger or Tombstone Cupcakes! The best part, you can use your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe or box mix but the frosting (my favorite part) is homemade!
Have fun making these cute cupcakes with your kids!
Want even more Halloween Cupcakes? Check out our 35 Deliciously Scary Halloween Cupcakes You Will Love.
- Makes 24 cupcakes
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Bake time: 22 minutes
- Decorating time: 10 minutes
Ingredients needed for Halloween Sprinkle Cupcakes:
Halloween sprinkle mixture :
- 4 packages of Wilton 3 oz Halloween Pumpkin Sprinkle mix
Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- Ingredients as listed on the back of the cake mix box
- Muffin pan
- cupcake liners
Directions:
Cupcake Baking Instructions:
See recipe card below.
Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:
- 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 5-7 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3-5 drops of black gel food coloring
- 2-4 drops of orange gel food coloring
- 1 disposable piping bag with medium star tip
- 1 medium ice cream scooper
- 3 C of the Halloween sprinkles
Frosting Directions :
Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined and
smooth
Set aside 1/2 C of frosting in 1 bowl and mix until combined a few drops of the orange gel food coloring
Set aside another 1/2 C of frosting in the 2nd bowl and leave this one white
Scoop the orange frosting onto one side of the piping bag
Scoop the white frosting onto the second side of the piping bag and set aside
Beat in the black gel food coloring into the remaining frosting
Decorating Directions :
Using the black frosting, scoop a small amount into the ice cream scooper and place onto the top of the cupcake and spread slightly into a thick disk
Pour the Halloween sprinkles into a deep bowl.
Dip the top of the cupcake frosting into the sprinkles.
Using the piping bag, pipe the orange and white frosting onto the top of the sprinkles
Enjoy!
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Halloween Sprinkle Cupcakes
These fun cupcakes are perfect for Halloween! They use a boxed cake mix, but the frosting is homemade!
Ingredients
- Halloween sprinkle mixture :
- 4 packages of Wilton 3 oz Halloween Pumpkin Sprinkle mix
- Chocolate Cupcakes Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- Ingredients as listed on the back of the cake mix box
- Muffin pan
- cupcake liners
- Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:
- 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 6 C powdered sugar
- 5-7 tbsp. heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3-5 drops of black gel food coloring
- 2-4 drops of orange gel food coloring
- 1 disposable piping bag with medium star tip
- 1 medium ice cream scooper
- 3 C of the halloween sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat oven as per directions on the box,
Put the liners in the muffin pan. Set aside.
Following the directions add ingredients.
Mix all ingredients as instructed.
Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full.
Put in the oven and bake for 22 minutes.
Check for doneness. ( Insert a toothpick into the center of a cupcake, it should come out clean.)
If they are not done, check again every three minutes until they are done.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool.Transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Frosting Directions :
Using a standing mixer combine the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, vanilla, and mix on medium speed until combined andsmooth
Set aside 1/2 C of frosting in 1 bowl and mix until combined a few drops of the orange gel food coloring
Set aside another 1/2 C of frosting in the 2nd bowl and leave this one white
Scoop the orange frosting onto one side of the piping bag
Scoop the white frosting onto the second side of the piping bag and set aside
Beat in the black gel food coloring into the remaining frosting
Decorating Directions :
Using the black frosting, scoop a small amount into the ice cream scooper and place onto the top of the cupcake and spread slightly into a thick disk
Pour the Halloween sprinkles into a deep bowl.
Dip the top of the cupcake frosting into the sprinkles.
Using the piping bag, pipe the orange and white frosting onto the top of the sprinkles
Enjoy!
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