Ingredients
17 total- 125ml milk
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 190g unsalted butter, softened
- 90ml sunflower oil
- 165g light brown sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 2 tsp Dr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract
- 15g Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
- 5 drops Dr. Oetker Black Food Colouring Gel
- 200g plain flour
- 0.5 tsp Dr. Oetker Bicarbonate of Soda
- 100g icing sugar
- 200g full fat cream cheese
- 5 drops Dr. Oetker Orange Food Colouring Gel
- 5 drops Dr. Oetker Violet Food Colouring Gel
- 5 drops Dr. Oetker Green Food Colouring Gel
- 3 tbsp Dr. Oetker Sprinkle Mix
Method
10 stepsStep 1
Heat the oven to 180°C/ 160°C fan/ gas 4. Line 2 cupcake trays with 18 cupcake cases.
Step 2
In a jug, mix together the milk and lemon juice and set aside to thicken slightly.
Step 3
Put 90g butter, the oil and light brown sugar in a large mixing bowl then beat until combined and lighter in colour. Add the egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract and the cocoa powder and mix well.
Step 4
Squeeze in the black food colouring gel and mix until the colour is even and well incorporated. Fold through the flour until well combined.
Step 5
Add the bicarbonate of soda to the milk and lemon mixture and stir with a fork. Pour into the sponge mixture and fold through.
Step 6
Divide the mixture between 18 cupcake cases and bake for 20 mins, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside to cool for 15 mins then remove from the tins and put on a cooling rack to cool completely.
Step 7
Meanwhile, make the cream cheese frosting. Put the remaining 100g butter and icing sugar into a large bowl and beat together until pale in colour and smooth.
Step 8
Scrape in the cream cheese and remaining 1 tsp vanilla extract and whisk together until smooth. Divide the frosting into 3 bowls. Add the violet food colouring gel to one bowl, orange to another and green to the final bowl. Mix the colour into the frosting until you have bright colours – add more colour gel if needed.
Step 9
Add a stripe of each colour of frosting into a piping bag fitted with an open star nozzle, you can also just add spoonfuls of each colour alternating the colours if it is easier. Pipe a swirl of frosting onto the top of each cupcake, admire the wonderfully colourful stripey finish!
Step 10
Sprinkle over the Sprinkle Mix and ta-dah you have some spooktacular cupcakes perfect for a Halloween party.