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Creepy Halloween Cupcakes Recipe

This creepy Halloween cupcakes recipe will make your party guests scream with joy. Oh my goodness! These are so gross and spooky and… just perfect for Halloween! The Bleeding Eye Cupcakes recipe is easy. Once you see how it’s done, you will be able to bang a dozen out in no time. Your kids will love these and may even ask to help with creating them – just wait and see. 

Creepy Halloween Cupcakes Recipe

I’m always looking for showstoppers while hosting Halloween parties. Dessert is the perfect time to wow your guests. It’s the end of the party and everyone pretty much things the day is over. And then WHAM! You come out with a tray of something extraordinary and all of a sudden, the energy rises and the party picks up again. It’s my absolute favorite thing to do! 

Bleeding Eye Cupcakes Recipe: Perfect For Halloween

Creepy Halloween Cupcakes Recipe – Bleeding Eyes

Before you start thinking this is too overwhelming, do yourself a favor and by pre-made cupcakes. Noone will notice. Head to your supermarket and grab a dozen or so and skip ALL THESE STEPS. Then just worry about the frosting and the decorating. Creepy cupcakes can be easier than you think. 

Ingredients

White Cupcakes Ingredients:

  • 1 2/3 C flour
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3/4 C unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 egg whites, room temp
  • 3 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 C sour cream
  • 1/2 C whole milk

Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1/2 C unsalted butter, room temp
  • 2 C powdered sugar
  • 3 TBSP heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • Red blood gel

Gummy eyeball candy found in the Halloween aisle. 

Bleeding Eye Cupcakes Recipe: Perfect For Halloween

Cupcake Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with paper liners. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl and whisk.

Bleeding Eye Cupcakes Recipe: Perfect For Halloween

Mix the wet ingredients together on medium speed until combined. Add to the dry ingredients: butter, egg whites, vanilla, sour cream, and milk. Mix on medium speed until just blended.

Fill cupcake liners a little more than 3/4 way. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Bleeding Eye Cupcakes Recipe: Perfect For Halloween

Allow to cool in the cupcake pan for 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to finish cooling about 30 minutes. Top with frosting and drip red food coloring along the edges. Top with eye and serve.

Bleeding Eye Cupcakes Recipe: Perfect For Halloween

Creepy Halloween Cupcakes

Yield: 18
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes

This creepy Halloween cupcakes recipe will make your party guests scream with joy. Oh my goodness! These are so gross and spooky and... just perfect for Halloween! The Bleeding Eye Cupcakes recipe is easy. Once you see how it's done, you will be able to bang a dozen out in no time. Your kids will love these and may even ask to help with creating them - just wait and see. 

Ingredients

  • White Cupcakes Ingredients:
  • * 1 2/3 C flour
  • * 1 C sugar
  • * 1/4 tsp salt
  • * 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • * 1 tsp baking powder
  • * 3/4 C unsalted butter, room temperature
  • * 3 egg whites, room temp
  • * 3 tsp vanilla
  • * 1/2 C sour cream
  • * 1/2 C whole milk
  • Vanilla Frosting Ingredients:
  • * 1/2 C unsalted butter, room temp
  • * 2 C powdered sugar
  • * 3 TBSP heavy cream
  • * 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • * Red blood gel
  • Gummy eyeball candy found in Halloween aisle. 

Instructions

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake tins with paper liners. Add flour, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder together in a mixing bowl and whisk
    2. Mix the wet ingredients together on medium speed until combined. Add to the dry ingredients: butter, egg whites, vanilla, sour cream, and milk. Mix on medium speed until just blended.
    3. Fill cupcake liners a little more than 3/4 way. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
    4. Allow to cool in the cupcake pan for 10 minutes. Remove to cooling rack to finish cooling about 30 minutes.
    5. Top with frosting and drip red food coloring along the edges. Top with eye and serve.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 18 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 322Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 43mgSodium: 120mgCarbohydrates: 39gFiber: 0gSugar: 29gProtein: 5g

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