Description
Get ready to impress your guests with Halloween Slime Cupcakes, a fun and festive treat that combines a moist vanilla base with a spooky twist! These eye-catching cupcakes feature a luscious black food coloring, are filled with tangy lime marmalade, and topped with vibrant green vanilla buttercream. With their playful colors and delicious flavors, they’re perfect for Halloween parties or any festive gathering. Not only are they easy to make, but they also offer plenty of room for creativity—let your imagination run wild with toppings! Kids and adults alike will be delighted by these whimsical treats.
Ingredients
- 175 g Baking spread (or butter) (softened, unsalted)
- 175 g Caster sugar
- 3 Eggs (large)
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 175 g Self-raising flour
- 25 g Black food coloring
- 200 g Butter (softened, unsalted)
- 400 g Icing sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1–2 tbsp Milk
- Green food coloring
- Yellow food coloring
- 150 g Tinned custard
- Candy eyes
- Green sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 140C Fan/325F/Gas Mark 3. Line a cupcake tin with black cupcake cases.
- Beat baking spread and caster sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
- Fold in self-raising flour and black food coloring until combined.
- Divide batter into cases and bake for 25-30 minutes until a skewer comes out clean.
- Cool completely, then core cupcakes and fill with colored custard.
- Prepare buttercream by mixing softened butter and icing sugar, adding milk and food colorings as desired.
- Frost cupcakes and decorate with candy eyes and sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (70g)
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Use room temperature ingredients for better mixing. Experiment with the amount of food coloring to achieve your preferred slime effect. Store leftover cupcakes in an airtight container for up to three days.