Description
Learn how to make delicious bat cupcakes, perfect for Halloween. This recipe guides you through creating spooky and cute bat-themed treats that kids and adults will love. Discover easy decorating ideas for your homemade bat cupcakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Black food coloring
- Candy eyes
- Chocolate frosting
- Chocolate chips or black fondant for bat wings
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a cupcake pan with liners.
- In a large bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes until well combined. This will be your base for the bat cupcakes.
- Pour the batter evenly into the cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool in the pan for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. These are your base bat cupcakes.
- While the cupcakes cool, prepare the frosting. In a medium bowl, cream together the powdered sugar, softened butter, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth and fluffy.
- Divide the frosting into two bowls. Leave one bowl plain for the body of the bat cupcakes. Add black food coloring to the second bowl and mix until you achieve a deep black color for the wings and decorative elements of your bat cupcakes.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cool, frost the tops with the plain frosting.
- To create the bat wings for your bat cupcakes, use the black frosting. You can pipe them on using a star tip, or cut them out from chocolate chips or black fondant.
- Attach the chocolate chip or fondant bat wings to the sides of the frosted cupcakes.
- Add candy eyes to the front of each cupcake to complete your spooky Halloween bat cupcakes. Place them carefully to ensure your bat cupcakes look their best.
- Arrange your finished bat cupcakes on a platter for your Halloween party treats.
Notes
- For extra spooky bat cupcakes, you can add a drop of red food coloring to the black frosting for a blood-red effect.
- Ensure your cupcakes are completely cool before frosting to prevent the frosting from melting.
- Get creative with your bat decorating ideas! You can use different types of chocolate or candy for the wings and eyes.
- These kid-friendly bat cupcakes are a fun activity to make with children.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: Approximately 250
- Sugar: Approximately 25g
- Sodium: Approximately 150mg
- Fat: Approximately 12g
- Saturated Fat: Approximately 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approximately 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: Approximately 35g
- Fiber: Approximately 1g
- Protein: Approximately 3g
- Cholesterol: Approximately 30mg