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Halloween cupcakes with Oreo mummies

Halloween Cupcakes with Oreo Mummies

These Halloween cupcakes with Oreo mummies are a fun and creative treat to make, especially during Halloween or other spooky-themed events.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Decorating 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 12 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 478 kcal

Equipment

  • Cupcake Pans (makes 12 cupcakes)
  • Cupcake Liners
  • Electric mixer hand- or stand-mixer
  • Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
  • 1 Silicone spatula

Ingredients
 
 

Cupcakes

  • 1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 2 Large Eggs Room Temperature
  • ⅓ Cup Vegetable or Canola Oil
  • ⅓ Cup Whole Milk Room Temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 12 Oreo Cookies

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 1 Cup Cream Cheese Full fat, room temperature
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter Room temperature
  • 2 Cups Powdered sugar Sifted
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Mummies

  • 12 Oreos
  • White fondant alternatively use royal icing to pipe mummy bandages
  • Black fondant or a black food coloring marker
  • 5 Oreos, crushed for 'dirt'

Instructions
 

Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃)
  • Prepare cupcake pans by placing liners in 12 cavities.
  • Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a medium-sized bowl. Whisk well. Set bowl aside for later.
    1 ½ Cups All Purpose Flour, ½ teaspoon Salt, 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • Combine milk and vegetable oil. Set bowl aside for later.
    ⅓ Cup Vegetable or Canola Oil, ⅓ Cup Whole Milk
  • Add sugar and eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer.  Mix on medium speed for approximately 2 minutes (note a hand mixer or whisk may also be used).
    2 Large Eggs, 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • Add the vanilla extract and mix briefly.
    1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • Add one-third of the flour mixture to the mixing bowl. Mix on low speed until incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Add one-half of the milk and vegetable oil to the mixing bowl. Mix until incorporated. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Add another third of the flour mixture and mix till smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Add the remaining oil and milk and mix till smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Finally, add the remaining flour mixture and mix until smooth. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  • Place one Oreo in each cupcake liner.
    12 Oreo Cookies
  • Fill cupcake liners ⅔ full of batter.
  • Bake for 20 - 24 minutes. Cool completely before adding icing.

Decorate Mummies

  • Thinly roll out white fondant. Cut 2" long strips no wider than ⅛". Lightly brush water on each strip and randomly crisscross on each Oreo to make mummy bandages.
    White fondant
  • Cut out fondant dots the size you would like the eyes (2 dots for each mummy). Lightly moisten the back of the dot and place on the mummy Oreo. Place a black dot of fondant on each eye or draw a dot with a food coloring marker.
    Black fondant or a black food coloring marker

Cream Cheese Icing

  • Place the cream cheese and butter in the bowl of a mixer. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix for 2 - 3 minutes on medium speed.
    1 Cup Cream Cheese, 4 Tablespoons Butter, 2 Cups Powdered sugar, ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Cupcake Assembly

  • Pipe or spread the cream cheese icing over the top of each cupcake. Sprinkle 'dirt' using crushed Oreos.
    12 Oreos, 5 Oreos, crushed
  • Place a mummy Oreo on top of each cupcake.

Nutrition

Calories: 478kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 344mgPotassium: 124mgFiber: 1gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 266IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 4mg
Keyword halloween cupcakes, mummy cupcakes, oreo mummies
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