Halloween Cupcakes

These cupcakes are great for Halloween. You can choose any colour icing and decorations to make them as 'scary' as you want.

Recipe
Makes 12

Ingredients

100g butter, softened 

225g caster sugar
100ml milk
210g plain flour
2tsp baking powder
3 eggs
2tsp vanilla extract

Buttercream
125g butter, softened
250g icing sugar, sifted
1tbsp milk
Food colouring of your choice
Halloween decorations

1. Preheat the oven to 180c or Gas mark 4.
2. Cream together the butter and sugar.
3. Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix well until fluffy.
4. Spoon mixture into paper cases and bake for 18-20 minutes until risen and golden. Leave to cool before decorating.
5. Put butter, icing sugar and milk into a mixer and beat until well mixed. Add the food colouring of your choice and mix again until fluffy. Pipe or spread onto the cupcakes and then top with your Halloween decorations.