Spiced Caramel Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes

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You all know how much I love to make holiday treats.  Once I start I just can’t stop!   However, it’s hard to make batch after batch of cupcakes and cookies and not eat them so lately I’ve been making a basic batch of batter then tweaking it so I’m making anywhere from 2-4 different flavors of cupcakes in a single batch of batter.  It’s not hard to do and I’m only really making 1-2 dozen cupcakes instead of 5-8 dozen cupcakes.

The recipe for Spiced Caramel Halloween Cupcakes started as a basic yellow cupcake batter.  I used my favorite recipe and then I added in caramel sauce and spices to switch it up a bit.  I had to adjust the amount of liquid as well since the caramel sauce is so runny.

These cupcakes baked up pretty well although they began to sink once I took them out of the oven.  It wasn’t too bad though and that just meant that I would add a touch more frosting to the mix.   They ended up being pretty light and airy which I was surprised about but they had a great flavor.   They were full of spices and tasted of a light caramel.   Spice Caramel Cupcakes are perfect for fall.

For decorating I made an easy caramel buttercream frosting which is basically my buttercream frosting with some caramel sauce added to it.  Then I rolled the outside edges in Halloween sprinkles.   I found these fun edible tombstones that you can write on from Wilton and put those on top along with a few candy “bloody bones”.

The resulting cupcakes looked like a graveyard scene which is great for Halloween.  They were also super easy to decorate since the tombstones and bones came in a decorating kit.  While I whipped up my frosting from scratch you can use a can (though I NEVER do) or make your own favorite frosting recipe.

Spiced Caramel Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes

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Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Additional Time: 30 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 1 dozen

Author: Hezzi-D

Equipment

• Wilton 12-Inch Disposable Cake Decorating Bags, 50-Count Pastry Bags
• Wilton Muffin Tin (2 pack)

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

• 1 1/4 c. flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoons nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoons ginger
• 1 stick butter softened
• 3/4 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons caramel sauce
• 1/3 c. milk

For the frosting:

• 2 sticks butter softened
• 4 c. powdered sugar
• 3 teaspoons caramel sauce
• 1-2 teaspoons milk

For decorating:

• Halloween sprinkles
• Candy Tombstones optional
• Candy bones optional

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Line a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners and set aside.
• In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Mix well and set aside.
• In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add in the egg and caramel sauce and mix well.
• Add half the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Add the milk and mix until well combined. Add the remaining flour and mix well.
• Divide the batter between the cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl beat the butter on medium speed until smooth.
• Add in the powdered sugar a cup at a time and beat until well combined.
• Add in the caramel sauce and milk and beat at medium speed until the mixture is smooth. If needed add in a bit more powdered sugar until desired consistency is reached.
• Place the frosting in a piping bag and pipe onto the cupcakes.
• Dip the edges of the cupcakes into Halloween sprinkles.
• Top with edible tombstones and bones if desired.

Notes

A Hezzi-D Original recipe

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• Eyeball Pasta by Making Miracles
• Graveyard Chocolate Mousse by Art of Natural Living
• Homemade Candy Corn by That Recipe
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• Strawberry Cheesecake Brain by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Witch Finger Cookies by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Witches Brooms by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures

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