My six-year old daughter, Moozles, is beyond excited at the prospect of Halloween. So this weekend we put up some decorations and did some baking. I have recently renewed my relationship with Pinterest. And after a browse, Moozles decided that these Jack Skellington cupcakes were what she wanted. There is obviously not much instruction there, so I thought I would share what we did.
Whenever I ask what kind of cake we should make, everyone asks for chocolate. So, I make my Husband’s favourite chocolate cake recipe (if I make chocolate cake for kids, I use a more kid-friendly recipe). Since my family members are chocoholics, they can handle this fudgey cake. This cake is easy to make, and easier to decorate – perfect for baking with kids.
Chocolatey Fudge Cake 175g self-raising flour 280g caster sugar 100g butter (room temperature) 3 large free-range eggs 50ml whole milk (I use Lactofree) 40g cocoa powder 6 tbsp boiling water 1 tsp baking powder Preheat oven 160C (fan-assisted)/190C. Mix all the ingredients, apart from the last three. In a separate bowl, blend the cocoa powder and the boiling water, then add to the rest of the mixture. Add the baking powder and mix. This can be baked as 12-15 cupcakes or in two 8-inch cake pans. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Leave to cool in the pan before icing. Buttercream Icing 180 icing sugar 90g butter 1/2 tsp vanilla extract Mix half the icing sugar with the rest of the ingredients. Once that is blended, add the rest of the icing sugar. I use a hand blender for icing. I use a tea towel to cover the bowl so that my kitchen isn't covered in icing sugar. Spread the icing onto the cupcakes. To decorate the cupcakes: You could use black gel food colouring to make the eyes, nose and mouth. I happened to have leftover Renshaw ready to roll icing, from Lakeland. I cut it up into bits and let Moozles add them to her cupcakes. The beauty of these cupcakes is that they do not need to look perfect.
It looks like you both had a great time making those cakes….
They look fabulous!
Thanks, they were yum. Husband and I had two each last night. Whoops. haha
They look great! #tastytuesdays