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Skeleton Graveyard Cupcakes

These Skeleton Graveyard Cupcakes are decadent apple spice cupcakes with a quick vanilla frosting that's been dipped in crumbled Oreo cookies and decorate with white chocolate bones.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time23 minutes
Cooling Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 53 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate, Cupcake
Servings: 12 Cupcakes
Calories: 224kcal
Author: Laura Lynch

Ingredients

For the cupcakes:

  • 1/4 cup softened butter
  • 2 ounces softened cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon all spice
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 cup sour cream

For the frosting:

  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

For the decorations:

  • 14 Oreo sandwich cookies white center removed
  • 1/2 pound white chocolate melting wafers

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350° F. Fill a cupcake tin with liners.

For the cake:

  • Mix together the butter and cream cheese until smooth in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer. Add in the sugar, eggs, and vanilla and combine.
  • In a separate bowl mix together the all dry ingredients, except for the flour. Alternately add flour and sour cream to the mixture and mix until incorporated.
  • Fill each cupcake liner 2/3 full and bake for 18-23 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from the oven and transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to cool.

For the frosting:

  • Add the butter into the bowl. Beat until smooth. Slowly add in the powdered sugar in 1/4 cup increments, beating until combined between each addition. Then turn the speed on the beater up to high and whip for five minutes or until fluffy.

For decorating:

  • Melt the white chocolate wafers in a medium heat-proof bowl at 100% power in the microwave at 30 second increments (or, in a saucepan on the stovetop over medium-low heat). When the mixture is smooth, fill the bone molds about 3/4 full.
  • Place the trays in the freezer until the chocolate is set. Remove the pieces from the molds while they are still frozen (they will pop out easier!)
  • Use the frosting in a piping bag with a flat tip to frost the top of the cupcakes in a flat layer. You don't want to mount it up too much or it won't look like the ground.
  • Place the Oreo sandwich cookies (center frosting removed) in the bowl of a food processor and grind until fine. Transfer the cookie dust to a plate.
  • Dip each cupcake into the oreo dust, frosting first and roll it around gently to make sure Oreo crumbles adhere to all parts of the frosting.
  • Add a few pieces of bones to the top of each cupcake.

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 247IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg