Annabel Karmel's scary cupcakes
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These funny monster cupcakes are perfect for kids' parties and Halloween. Get the kids to help decorate them with sweets and make them as gruesome as you like!
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Prep time: 20 mins
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Cooking time: 20 mins
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Total time: 40 mins
(add on extra decorating time) -
Makes: 12
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Skill level: Bit of effort
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Costs: Mid-price
Ingredients
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- 125g/4½oz soft margarine
- 125g/4½oz caster sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 125g/4½oz self raising flour
- 1tsp vanilla essence
- 1 tub creamy vanilla icing (available in large supermarkets)
For the decoration:
- Various food colourings
- Marshmallows
- Mini marshmallows
- Strawberry liquorice laces
- Liquorice Allsorts and a selection of sweets
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas mark 4.
- Cream the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy, then beat in the eggs one at time, together with a tablespoon of flour.
- Add the vanilla essence and fold in the remaining flour.
- Line a bun tin with paper cases and half fill each case with the mixture. Bake in the oven for 20 mins. You can tell they are done when they have risen, are golden in colour and spring back into shape when pressed with your finger. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
- Colour the vanilla icing using the desired food colouring. Spread the icing over the top of the cakes and have fun with your children decorating them with sweets.
By Annabel Karmel
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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