Description
Create a fun and colorful batch of Monster Cupcakes perfect for parties or Halloween celebrations. This recipe features 24 moist cupcakes topped with vibrant, multi-colored buttercream frosting and playful candy eyes, transforming each treat into a whimsical little monster that’s sure to delight kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Cupcakes
- 24 cupcakes (store-bought or your favorite recipe)
Frosting
- 4 cups buttercream frosting (white base)
- Gel food colorings: blue, green, orange, purple, and yellow (as desired)
Decorations
- 48 candy eyes
Instructions
- Divide frosting: Separate the white buttercream frosting into several bowls, one for each color you want to create.
- Add gel food coloring: Using a toothpick, add a small dab of gel food coloring to each bowl of frosting and mix thoroughly until vibrant colors are achieved. Refer to post’s tips for mixing colors effectively.
- Prepare piping bags: Fill piping bags equipped with your chosen decorating tips with the colored frosting. See the post’s tips for proper techniques to fill piping bags to avoid mess.
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes: Decorate each cupcake by piping the colorful frosting onto the tops in creative monster shapes and textures.
- Add candy eyes: Place two candy eyes on each cupcake to give them a fun monster appearance. Feel free to position eyes upside down for mouths or add contrasting frosting details to enhance character.
Notes
- Keep the piping bag twisted at the top to prevent frosting from escaping.
- Periodically stop and retwist the bag during piping to maintain control.
- If frosting softens too much from hand heat, refrigerate it briefly to firm up before continuing.
- Imperfections in the cupcakes or decoration add unique charm to each monster.
- To swap piping tips, unscrew the coupler cap, replace the tip, and reattach the cap securely.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
