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Looking for an easy treat to make for Halloween parties this year? These Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes are simple to make with edible candy eyes and piped frosting.

These Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes are an easy treat to make for Halloween parties. This recipe uses candy eyes and piped frosting to create a fun, spooky touch!

I remember as a young girl that my favorite part of the school year was the Halloween party my school would throw. I loved the Halloween parties I would attend at friends’ houses and ones my mom would throw for my friends as well. One of the best parts of these kind of parties is not only the costumes and seeing everyone dressed up, but also the fun, ghoulish treats. Even ordinary things can be made to look spooky such as cookies or cupcakes.

If you are looking for a fun cupcake for this year’s Halloween bash, check out these easy to make Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes.

Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes Recipe

Cupcakes Ingredients:

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Additional Materials:

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients: flour, sugar, and baking powder first. In a separate bowl, combine your wet ingredients of eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and milk.
3. Slowly add in your wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix on high speed.
4. Fill each cupcake tin about 3/4 full.
5. Bake for 20-23 minutes.
6. Let the cupcakes cool completely before attempting to frost.
Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes-preparing to decorate

To Frost and Decorate:

1. Combine the softened buttered, vanilla extra in a mixer on high speed.
2. Slowly add the powdered sugar.
3. Add in 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until the frosting has reached your desired consistency of stiff enough to stand up.
4. Attach the frosting tip to the disposable piping bag and fill with frosting.
5. Gently squeeze the piping bag to frost each cupcake in a circular motion.
6. Once each cupcake is frosted, give each one two small candy eyes.

Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes- cupcakes on a tray

 Printable Recipe for Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes

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5 from 1 vote

Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes

Course Dessert
Servings 12
Author Staff

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 3-4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • small candy eyes
  • large round frosting tip
  • disposable piping bag

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  • Combine the dry ingredients of flour, sugar, and baking powder first. In a separate bowl, combine your wet ingredients of eggs, melted butter, vanilla, and milk.
  • Slowly add in your wet ingredients and mix on high speed.
  • Fill each cupcake tin about 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 20-23 minutes.
  • Let the cupcakes cool completely before attempting to frost.
  • Combine the softened buttered, vanilla extra in a mixer on high speed.
  • Slowly add the powdered sugar.
  • Add in 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until the frosting has reached your desired consistency of stiff enough to stand up.
  • Attach the frosting tip to the disposable piping bag and fill with frosting.
  • Gently squeeze the piping bag to frost each cupcake in a circular motion.
  • Once each cupcake is frosted, give each one two small candy eyes.

More Fun Halloween Recipes:

15 Ways to Use Leftover Halloween Candy

30 Leftover Halloween Candy Recipes

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes

Double Layer Cake with Pumpkin Frosting and Candy Corn Crumble

Iced Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

 

Comments

  1. Kerryanne says

    5 stars
    Your vanilla ghost cupcakes are too cute Alea.
    Thank you for sharing your recipe at Create, Bake, grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring it at tonight’s party and pinning too.
    Hugs,
    Kerryanne

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.