Easy Ghost Cupcakes

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These easy Ghost Cupcakes are a fun and spooky Halloween treat made with simple cupcake mix, white frosting and black icing. The clever ghost shape makes these Halloween cupcakes a little more special, while the simple decorations keep them quick and easy to make.

They’re a fun Halloween baking project for kids and make a great addition to a Halloween party, classroom celebration or spooky dessert table. They pair well with these Jack Skellington cupcakes or ghost Oreo cookies.

Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes

When it comes to Halloween cupcake ideas, you don’t need complicated decorating skills to create something fun. These ghost cupcakes use a simple cake mix and white frosting, with black icing for the spooky faces.

The ghost shape is created while the cupcakes are baking, giving them a fun raised shape that can then be covered with frosting and decorated with eyes and a mouth.

They’re a great option if you’re looking for easy Halloween cupcakes for kids or a simple Halloween party food idea to make at home.

What You Will Need

Here’s what you need to make these spooky ghost cupcakes:

• Cupcake mix, plus the ingredients listed on the box
• White frosting
• Black icing

Equipment

• Cupcake pan
• Cupcake liners
• Extra cupcake liners or metal corn holders to help create the ghost shapes

The printable recipe card with a FULL ingredients list and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of this post.

How To Make Ghost Cupcakes

These Halloween ghost cupcakes are simple to prepare using your favourite cupcake mix from a box or the go-to homemade recipe you always use.

STEP ONE

Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Prepare the cake batter according to the instructions on the cake mix packet.

STEP TWO

Place cupcake liners into a cupcake pan and fill each liner about halfway with cake batter.

STEP THREE

Use extra rolled-up cupcake liners, aluminium foil balls, or metal corn holders to help create the ghost shape.

Position them around the cupcake liners so the batter forms a ghost-like shape as it bakes.

STEP FOUR

Bake the cupcakes for approximately 12 minutes, or according to the cake mix instructions.

STEP FIVE

Remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool. Once cool enough to decorate, cover each cupcake with white frosting.

STEP SIX

Use black icing to add two eyes and a mouth to each ghost cupcake. Your spooky ghost cupcakes are ready to serve!

Tips For Making Ghost Cupcakes

• Fill the cupcake liners only halfway so there is room for the cupcakes to rise.
• Allow the cupcakes to cool before decorating so the frosting doesn’t melt.
• Use a piping bag or a small opening in your icing to make the ghost faces easier to create.
• Let kids decorate the faces themselves for a fun Halloween baking activity.
• Use your favourite cake mix flavour: chocolate, vanilla, or another favourite will all work.

If you try this recipe, let me know what you think! Leave a comment below or a rating and don’t forget to tag me on Instagram. I would love to see it!

How To Store Ghost Cupcakes

Store the decorated ghost cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days, unless your frosting requires refrigeration.

Keep them somewhere cool and away from direct sunlight so the frosting and black icing decorations stay in place.

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These Ghost Cupcakes are a simple Halloween baking idea that turns basic cupcakes into a spooky treat with just a few easy decorations. They’re perfect for Halloween parties, kids’ celebrations or whenever you need a cute and creepy Halloween dessert.