Icky Eyeball Cupcakes
By OcadoLife
Published on 21 April 2022
Great fun for kids to prepare and even more fun to eat, these easy-to-make cupcakes are a great addition to your Halloween festivities.Time and servings
35 minsTotal time
20 minsPrep time
15 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 75 g of self raising flour
- 150 g of fondant icing
- 100 g of caster sugar
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 50 g of icing sugar, sifted
- 1 pinch of baking powder
- 2 tbsp of cocoa powder
- 3 drops of food colouring
- 100 g of butter, softened
Method
Step 1
Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.Step 2
Add a little beaten egg, mix. Sift together the flour, baking powder & cocoa and add a little to the mixture, beating well to mix. Continue adding the egg and flour mixture in this way until they are all incorporated.Step 3
Divide the mixture between 12 cake cases and bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes until risen and springy to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.Step 4
Divide the fondant icing into 12 and roll into balls, then flatten the base of each one.Step 5
Decorate using a small paintbrush and food colouring.Step 6
Add a drop of food colouring to the icing sugar along with 2 tsp of boiling water to form a thick icing.Step 7
Spoon a little icing over each cooled cake and top with an “eye ball”.