Description
Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes are a festive delight that perfectly capture the spirit of the season. These moist chocolate cupcakes are topped with a vibrant orange buttercream, playfully decorated to resemble pumpkins. Ideal for Halloween parties or family gatherings, these treats will charm both kids and adults alike. With a combination of rich cocoa flavor and colorful frosting, they make for an eye-catching dessert that’s as fun to make as it is to eat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup unsalted butter (for frosting)
- Orange gel food coloring
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup hot water
- Black gel icing (in a tube or piping bag)
- Green gel food coloring
- ¼ cup powdered sugar (for green icing base)
- 1–2 teaspoons milk (for green icing base)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, mix buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients; slowly add hot water until smooth.
- Fill cupcake liners two-thirds full and bake for 18-22 minutes.
- Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting with orange buttercream made from beaten butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, milk, and orange gel food coloring.
- Decorate with green icing for stems and black icing for faces once cooled.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (69g)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg