HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN CUPCAKES – IDEAL FOR TRICK OR TREAT

These creepy cupcake creations, courtesy of Stork are wickedly fun to make and ideal for halloween.

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Serves: 12

Ingredients

  • 175g (6 oz) Stork tub
  • 175g (6 oz) golden caster sugar
  • 300g (11 oz) self raising flour, sieved
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 5 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 100g cooked pumpkin or butternut squash, mashed
  • 50g chocolate and hazelnut spread
  • Zest of 1 orange

Topping

  • 115g icing sugar
  • A little orange juice
  • 55g (2 oz) plain chocolate, melted or use chocolate and hazelnut spread
  • Liquorice sweets and laces to decorate

Method

1. Place 12 muffin cases into a muffin tray.

2. Place the first six ingredients into a bowl, and beat with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth.

3. Stir in pumpkin mash and orange zest and divide half the mixture evenly between the paper cases, add a half teaspoon chocolate spread and then top with remaining mix.

5. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes oven 200°C, 180°C (fan assisted), Gas mark 6 for 20-25 minutes.

6.  Add a little orange juice to the icing sugar until thick and spread over the muffins. Pipe the melted chocolate in 4 circles over the top and then drag a skewer through to give the cobweb effect. Place the sweets and laces on top to look like a spider

 

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