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cupcakes with zombie face paper liners

Bloody Zombie Brain Cupcakes

To celebrate the end of my zombie withdrawals I made these Bloody Zombie Brain Cupcakes.  I'm calling them Kill Shot Cupcakes!  Perfect for a Halloween treat or a dessert for your Walking Dead viewing party.
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Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcake recipe, halloween cupcake
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 1584kcal

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 3/4 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1/4 Cup Salted Butter - softened
  • 1/2 Cup Ultrafine Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg
  • 1/3 Cup Whole Milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 1-2 Drops Black Food Coloring

Frosting

  • 3/4 Cups Butter - softened
  • 2½-3 Cups Powdered Sugar
  • 4 Drops Red Food Color
  • 1 Tiny Drop Black Color
  • 3-4 Tablespoons Strawberry Jam

Additional Supplies

  • 6 Lolipop Sticks
  • 6 Feathers cut from black card stock
  • 12 Black Cupcake Liners
  • 6 Printable Zombie Face Liners

Instructions

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 325°
  • Sift flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add egg, milk, vanilla and black food color. Mix.
  • Gradually mix in dry ingredients.
  • Insert 6 black liners into cupcake pan.
  • Fill liners 3/4 full with batter.
  • Bake 20-22 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack.

Frosting

  • Mix butter and powdered sugar on high until light and fluffy. (3-5 minutes)
  • Add food coloring to desired color. Mix.
  • Refrigerate 15-20 minutes before frosting cupcakes.

Decorating/Assembly

  • Once cupcakes are fully cooled; prepare frosting in a piping bag fitted with small circle tip.
  • Pipe frosting in a squiggly pattern. Run a line down the middle using a toothpick. (This does not have to look perfect because it will be covered with jam.)
  • Refrigerate frosted cupcakes for another 15-20 minutes.
  • Let jam sit at room temperature while frosting is cooling.
  • Gently coat frosting with strawberry jam, using small silicone pastry brush.
  • Paper feathers should be glued to lolipop sticks.
  • Printable zombie liners can be attached to empty black cupcake liners with tape or glue.
  • Insert arrows into cupcakes once glue is completely dried.
  • Place cupcakes inside the zombie cupcake liners.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 1584kcal | Carbohydrates: 257g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 63g | Saturated Fat: 29g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 28g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 148mg | Sodium: 971mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 219g
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