I ain’t afraid of no Ghost Cupcakes with dreamy cream cheese frosting, are you? These adorable cupcakes are made with boxed chocolate cake mix, making them simple to prepare. The 4-ingredient cream cheese frosting only takes a few minutes to whip up. So grab your ghouls and get ready for some Halloween fun! Be sure to check out my Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board too!
Why This Recipe Works
These ghost cupcakes are not only adorable, but they're very easy to prepare, even if you're not Martha Stewart in the kitchen. For the record, I'm not either. Luckily, these Halloween cupcakes don't require a lot of skill to prepare. Your little goblins will enjoy decoraing and devouring them!
What Goes into This Recipe
Recipe Ingredient Notes
- Boxed Chocolate Cake (and box ingredient list) — Any boxed cake mix can be used to make the cupcakes. I use chocolate to go with the Halloween theme.d
- Cream Cheese Frosting — If you want to make this recipe even simpler, you can use store-bought frosting. Just don't expect them to be as good.
- Candy Eyes — Candy eyes can usually be found in craft stores, such as Michaels. However, chocolate chips can be used instead.
How to Make This Recipe
1. Prepare cupcakes according to box directions, using Halloween cupcake liners. Allow to cool completely.
2. Meanwhile, add butter and cream cheese to a mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth, scrape the side of the bowl as necessary.
3. Add vanilla and mix to combine.
4. Add powdered sugar in batches and mix until smooth.
Decorate Cupcakes
1. Add frosting to a piping bag with a large round tip.
2. Pipe frosting from the edges of the cupcake in a circular motion working towards the center and finish with a taller ghost head on top.
3. Decorate with eyes and chocolate chip mouths.
Expert Tips
- If you can't find candy eyes, you can use chocolate chips to make the eyes.
- After the cupcakes are frosted, loosely cover them with foil and place them in the refrigerator to set.
- Remember that this is supposed to be a fun project with the littles. We're not looking for perfection. Each ghost will have his own character.
- Whether you're making Caramel Apples or Ghost Cupcakes, just have fun and make some lasting memories!
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Easy Ghost Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 box Chocolate Devil's Cake mix (plus box recipe ingredients)
Frosting
- 8 ounce cream cheese (softened)
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3½ cups powdered sugar
Other ingredients/supplies
- 48 candy eyes
- ¼ cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- 24 Halloween-themed cupcake holders
- 1 Piping bag with a large round tip
Instructions
- Prepare cupcakes according to box directions, using Halloween cupcake liners. Allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, add butter and cream cheese to a mixing bowl and mix with an electric mixer until smooth, scrape the side of the bowl as necessary.
- Add vanilla and mix to combine.
- Add powdered sugar in batches and mix until smooth.
Decorate Cupcakes
- Add frosting to a piping bag with a large round tip.
- Pipe frosting from the edges of the cupcake in a circular motion working towards the center and finish with a taller ghost head on top. See photos
- Add eyes and chocolate chip mouths.
Notes
- If you can't find candy eyes, you can use chocolate chips to make the eyes.
- After the cupcakes are frosted, loosely cover them with foil and place them in the refrigerator to set.
- Remember that this is supposed to be a fun project with the littles. We're not looking for perfection. Each ghost will have his own character.
- Whether you're making Caramel Apples or Ghost Cupcakes, just have fun and make some lasting memories
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