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Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes Recipe

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  • Author: Bertha
  • Prep Time: 1 hr 15 min
  • Cook Time: 30 min
  • Total Time: 2 hr 45 min
  • Yield: 36 mini cupcakes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Mini Bloody Eyeball Cupcakes are spooky and fun treats perfect for Halloween or themed parties. These bite-sized chocolate cupcakes are decorated with vibrant colored icings and topped with gory candy eyeballs to create an eerie visual effect that delights both kids and adults. The recipe involves baking chocolate cupcakes and using various tinted icings to pipe colorful swirls, finishing with creepy candy eyeballs on top.

Ingredients

Cupcake Batter

  • Favorite Chocolate Cake Mix or recipe, quantity as per recipe
  • Mini muffin liners

Icing and Decorations

  • Creamy White Decorator Icing, 4 lb. Tub
  • Brown Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Kelly Green Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Black Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Rose Gel Food Coloring (Pink), 1 oz.
  • Royal Blue Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Golden Yellow Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Orange Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Sky Blue Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Red-Red Gel Food Coloring, 1 oz.
  • Assorted Candy Eyeballs, 2.75 oz.

Instructions

  1. Make cupcakes: Prepare the chocolate cake batter according to your chosen recipe or cake mix instructions. Place mini muffin liners into a mini muffin pan and carefully fill each cup with batter. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) or as per your recipe’s specified baking time until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Once baked, remove from the oven, let the cupcakes cool in the pan briefly, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  2. Tint icing and prepare bags: Divide the creamy white decorator icing into five separate portions. Tint each portion with gel food coloring to create the following colors: orange, pink, mint, teal, and blue. To achieve the specific shades, mix colors as follows: combine orange with a touch of brown for a rich orange shade; combine rose (pink) with some red-red and black for a vibrant pink; mix kelly green with sky blue for a mint green; blend sky blue with golden yellow and black to create teal; and mix royal blue with violet for a deep blue. Transfer each tinted icing into decorating bags fitted with a #2A piping tip.
  3. Decorate cupcakes: Using the prepared piping bags, pipe swirls of colored icing onto the center of each cooled mini cupcake to create colorful and appealing bases for the eyeballs.
  4. Add candy eyeballs: Affix one candy eyeball atop each piped swirl by lightly pressing it into the icing to secure it. This completes the spooky eyeball decoration on the cupcakes.

Notes

  • Use gel food coloring for vibrant colors without thinning the icing.
  • Ensure cupcakes are completely cooled before decorating to prevent icing from melting.
  • Tip #2A is recommended for piping soft-serve style swirls.
  • These cupcakes are great for Halloween parties or themed events.
  • Store decorated cupcakes in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 days.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 mini cupcake
  • Calories: 150
  • Sugar: 18g
  • Sodium: 90mg
  • Fat: 6g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.5g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 2g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 22g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 20mg

Find it online: https://grannyeats.com/mini-bloody-eyeball-cupcakes-recipe/