Zombie Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes decorated with a green zombie hand, red icing, and bone sprinkles.
Servings 16
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 2-4 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
Zombie decorations
- Zombie hand icing decorations
- 1/4 cup bone sprinkles
- 3/4 cup OREO cookie crumbs
- red icing gel
Instructions
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare baking pans with cupcake liners.
- Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a stand mixer or large bowl.
- Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in milk, oil, and vanilla until well combined.
- Stir in boiling water and mix thoroughly.
- Pour into baking pans, filling cups 3/4 full. Bake 22-25 minutes. Cool completely before decorating.
Chocolate Frosting
- Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat room temperature butter until creamy.
- Add confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, milk, vanilla, and salt. Beat until frosting is smooth. Add 1tbsp of milk at a time to thin out the frosting, or 1/4 cup confectioners sugar to thicken the frosting until desired consistency.
Decorate Zombie Cupcakes
- Cover the cupcake frosting with cookie crumbs. Top with a green zombie hand icing decoration, bone sprinkles, and create blood drips with red gel icing.