Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
Create adorable Halloween Ghost Cupcakes with fluffy meringue ghosts. Perfect for festive celebrations! Try making these delightful treats today!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 150 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours 50 minutes
- Yield: Makes 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- Purple gel food coloring
- Black decorating frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°F (93°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat egg whites on low speed, adding cream of tartar. Gradually increase speed while slowly adding sugar until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe meringue into ghost shapes on the baking sheet and bake for 2 hours. Turn off the oven and let meringues dry inside for another 30 minutes.
- While cooling, beat softened butter with confectioner’s sugar and milk until smooth. Mix in purple gel food coloring.
- Frost each cupcake with purple buttercream and decorate meringue ghosts with black frosting for eyes and mouths before placing them on top.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
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