Vanilla Cupcakes: Halloween Special!

That time of the year is approaching! You know what I'm taking about. The ghouls and zombies, the vampires and witches! It's almost Halloween so here's some sugary treats to help your oozing brain to think of amazing tricks! Anyone that knows me, knows that I love to be creative and decorate like crazy! I kinda went a little overboard on the whole Halloween thing and bought a whole load of stuff to make spooktastic treats for your little (or big) tricksters! So, let's get started on these killer cupcakes!
*Makes 12 cupcakes

What You Need
1 1/3 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
¼ cup butter, room temperature
1 large egg
1 ¼ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
Or
Just opt out and use some Vanilla cake mix! 


What You Need To Do
1. Preheat at 350. Bake for 18-20 mins.
2. You don't need any fancy words like, sift and divide! Just put all of those ingredients in medium/large a bowl and mix until everything is combined together in a creamy batter! 

3. Spoon batter into cup filled pan and bake!






Optional Bloody Filling
You can fill these with some yummy filling to make a blood like center! I just went to the store and bought some strawberry pie filling! You can use strawberry, cherry, or cranberry if you'd like! You can also make the filling, just look up some compote recipes and follow their instructions. 
*I'm not to good at making compote, I always burn it for some reason. haha
Directions
Just cut out the center of the cake and fill!

1. There are 2 ways to make a hole in the middle of the cupcake. 

a. Buy these handy little things from Publix. You press them into the cake and spin it a bit and the cake comes out easily.

b. Using a small knife, cut on an angle directly into top of the vanilla cupcake in a circular pattern, staying within the perimeter of the top, removing the inside of the cupcake in one piece.

 2. Just remember to put the top back on so the color of the filling doesn't run with the frosting!







Vanilla Frosting
3 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter (soft)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons of whipping cream




1. Add butter, vanilla, and whipping cream in a bowl. Then add 1 cup of powdered sugar, mix. 
2. Taste, if you like it stop here! If not keep adding by the half cup until you desire your sweet tooth!

Told you it was a Halloween special!

3. Then frost! You stop here if you'd like.

Decorations!

I bought these cute little candy knives from Walmart. You can take these with some of the strawberry filling or red gel and slop it on top of the cupcakes for a blood like effect. Then stick the knives on the top. I dabbed some red on the handle of the knife for more of an effect.

Then bite into the gooey bloody mess as these killer flavors pierce your taste buds! 







There are more Halloween recipes to come! And feel free to comment here or on my facebook page with any recipe requests. You can even post your own whisk licking photos to be featured on here!
Love, Caity!