Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes
Delight your guests this Halloween with our irresistibly spooky Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes! These whimsical treats feature a rich chocolate base filled with a creamy Oreo cheesecake center and are topped with decadent chocolate buttercream. The creative graveyard theme allows for fun decorations, making them a perfect centerpiece for your Halloween festivities. Whether you’re hosting a party or celebrating at home, these cupcakes are sure to impress both kids and adults alike. Easy to make and customize, they bring together festive flavors and playful designs that capture the spirit of the season.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 cupcakes 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 12 Lotus biscoff biscuits
- 150 g dark chocolate (melted)
- 175 g baking spread or unsalted butter (softened)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 115 g full-fat cream cheese
- 15 g icing sugar
- 15 g Oreos (crushed)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g unsalted butter (for buttercream)
- 165 g icing sugar
- 35 g cocoa powder
- 1–2 tsp milk
- 25 g unsalted butter (for green grass buttercream)
- 50 g icing sugar (for green grass buttercream)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract (for green grass buttercream)
- Green food coloring
- 35 g Oreos (crushed, for green grass buttercream)
Instructions
- Prepare biscuit graves by snapping off one end of each Lotus biscuit, dipping in melted dark chocolate, and allowing them to set.
- Preheat your oven to 140C Fan/160C/325F.
- Mix softened baking spread and caster sugar until creamy, then add eggs and milk.
- Gently fold in self-raising flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder until combined. Divide batter among cupcake cases and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- While cooling, mix cream cheese, icing sugar, and crushed Oreos for the filling.
- Core cooled cupcakes and fill them with the cheesecake mixture.
- Prepare chocolate buttercream by beating together softened butter, icing sugar, cocoa powder, and milk until smooth.
- Decorate cupcakes with buttercream, insert biscuit gravestones, sprinkle crushed Oreos as 'soil,' and pipe green grass around gravestones.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (90g)
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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