Creepy Halloween Cupcakes Recipe

These are creepy Halloween cupcakes specially prepared for kids party. In this recipe some techniques of making different faces are given which you can apply for making rest of the faces as mentioned in the photo of this recipe.

Ingredients:

Cupcakes
Vanilla frosting of different colors
Chocolate frosting
Colorful sprinkles
Candies
Red or chocolate whip licorice

Procedure:

Mummy Cupcakes:

Fill the piping bag with white vanilla frosting and attach the flat shape nozzle to the bag. Squeeze the icing on the muffin in zigzag pattern leaving center portion, place the small red candy in the center to make eyes of mummy.

Spider Cupcakes:

Apply thin layer of chocolate frosting on top of muffin, spread chocolate sprinkles over the whole frosting. Place two red candies for eyes in the lower side of upper surface and insert 3 chocolate whip licorices on each side of eyes.

Spider Web Cupcakes:

Make thin layer of white vanilla frosting on the top of muffin, using piping bag of small nozzle tip make circles of chocolate frosting and pass the knife edge over these circles at equal distances. It will look like spider web.

Cat Cupcakes:

Take chocolate muffin and spread chocolate fudge frosting on it. Drop two spots of white vanilla frosting at upper side of the chocolate frosting and then place two red candies as eye balls of cat. Place different color of candy in the center for marking as nose and then apply orange vanilla frosting in thread like patterns for mustache around the nose. Similarly make mouth of cat using orange frosting.

Black Forest Cake Recipe

This black forest cake is one of the tempting cakes which can be prepared for special occasions. Though many of you prefer to buy or order it from store as its decoration needs some time and skills but it can be easily prepare at home if you spend some time. This recipe of black forest cake is simple and easy so that you can celebrate any event at home with this delicious homemade cake.

Ingredients:

For Sponge:

6 eggs (separated)
6 oz caster sugar
6 oz all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp coco powder
2 tbsp milk

For Filling and Topping:

2 cup dairy cream
1 cup icing sugar
2 medium size peaches (chopped)
1 cup water
Red cherries as required
1 cup grated chocolate

Preparation:

1. Beat eggs for 8-10 mins until become foamy and white.
2. Gradually add sugar and beat to make a thick creamy batter
3. Sift together flour, baking powder and coco powder, slowly add it to the egg mixture and fold the batter with the dry mixture using soft hands so that the batter would not sit and remain fluffy otherwise your sponge will not make soft and light. For better mixing you should fold the batter in clockwise direction and don’t apply pressure to the spatula mix only with light hands.
4. Now take a circular or rectangular baking pan and grease and dust with flour. Pour the batter into this pan and then place in preheated oven for 30-35 mins at 350 degrees F until become done.
5. Meanwhile prepare peach sauce, for that you need to cook peaches with water and half cup of sugar for 8-10 mins until sugar mix completely into the water and the sauce gets little thick.
6. Now beat the dairy cream with remaining sugar for 2-3 mins to make it whipped cream.
7. When the sponge has been done cool it to room temperature and then divide it into two pieces from the center.
8. Pour the prepared peach juice on both the pieces of cake to make them moist, then take the lower piece and spread 1/3 amount of whipped cream on it to cover the top surface and sprinkle the chunks of peaches onto the cream.
9. Carefully place the upper piece of cake onto it and then cover it with remaining whipped cream from every side smoothly. Sprinkle the grated chocolate on top and sides of the cake so that it sticks to the cream and then top with red cherries.
10. Now place the tempting black forest cake in fridge to set for at least 30 mins then serve it by cutting into pieces.

Banana Crumb Muffins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 bananas, mashed
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon butter 

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease 10 muffin cups, or line with muffin papers.
In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat together bananas, sugar, egg and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups.
In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour and cinnamon. Cut in 1 tablespoon butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle topping over muffins.
Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of a muffin comes out clean.