Description
Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes are spooky and delicious chocolate cupcakes filled with creamy Oreo cheesecake, topped with luscious chocolate buttercream, and decorated with Biscoff biscuit gravestones, crushed Oreos resembling soil, and vibrant green grass buttercream. Perfect for a festive Halloween party, these cupcakes combine rich flavors and playful decorations that will delight kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcake Batter
- 175 g baking spread or butter (softened, unsalted)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
Oreo Cheesecake Filling
- 115 g full-fat cream cheese
- 15 g icing sugar
- 15 g Oreos (crushed)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Buttercream
- 100 g butter (softened, unsalted)
- 165 g icing sugar
- 35 g cocoa powder
- 1-2 tsp milk
Green Grass Buttercream
- 25 g butter (softened, unsalted)
- 50 g icing sugar
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- green food coloring
Decorations
- 12 Lotus Biscoff biscuits (for gravestones)
- 35 g Oreos (crushed, for soil)
- 30 g white chocolate (melted, for decorating biscuits)
- 150 g dark chocolate (melted, optional for extra decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 140°C fan / 160°C / 325°F and prepare a cupcake tin by lining it with paper cases.
- Make Cupcake Batter: Cream together softened baking spread or butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Fold in the self-raising flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder gently to combine without overmixing.
- Bake Cupcakes: Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake cases. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely in the tin before filling.
- Prepare Oreo Cheesecake Filling: In a bowl, mix the full-fat cream cheese, icing sugar, crushed Oreos, and vanilla extract until smooth and combined. Chill if necessary to firm slightly for filling.
- Core and Fill Cupcakes: Using a small knife or cupcake corer, remove the center from each cooled cupcake to create a cavity. Fill each cavity generously with the Oreo cheesecake mixture and replace the tops if possible.
- Make Chocolate Buttercream: Beat softened butter until creamy, then gradually add the icing sugar and cocoa powder, mixing well. Add milk as needed to achieve a smooth, spreadable consistency.
- Make Green Grass Buttercream: Beat the softened butter with icing sugar and vanilla extract until smooth, then add green food coloring until the desired grass shade is reached. Mix well.
- Decorate Cupcakes: Pipe the chocolate buttercream over each cupcake as a base layer. Insert Lotus Biscoff biscuits standing upright to resemble gravestones. Use melted white chocolate to decorate biscuits with spooky faces or names. Sprinkle crushed Oreos around the base of cupcakes to mimic soil. Use a piping bag with a grass tip to pipe the green grass buttercream around the gravestones and on top for a creepy cemetery effect.
Notes
- Use baking spread or unsalted butter for best results in the cupcake batter and buttercream.
- Make sure cupcakes are fully cooled before coring and filling to avoid breaking or melting the filling.
- For more realistic gravestones, use melted white chocolate to detail faces or inscriptions on the Biscoff biscuits.
- Adjust the quantity of milk in buttercream to achieve your desired consistency for piping.
- This recipe yields 12 cupcakes, perfect for a Halloween party or treat for your family.
- Store leftover cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
