This year's halloween was the first time I'm "celebrating" it. I've been lucky to have friends who are game enough to dress up to the nines and suit up with the best costume they can think of, and in return I wanted to bake something fun and freaky for them.

So, for that I give you...

Spider Cupcakes



and

Brain & Guts Cupcakes



( More under the cut )

Trick or Treat!!!
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Recipe in Sugarlace.

I didn't have a lot of time this year, but it wouldn't be Halloween if I didn't bake something, so:


Oh what a tangled web we frost ...

( the whole colony )

 Here are some cupcakes that we did for Halloween :)

Hi everyone, it is my first time posting here, but i would like to show you the cupcakes i made for a party at my school this weekend:) the taste are orange and chocolate, all decorations are made by me^^

Thought I'd share pictures of the cupcakes I made for today. Happy Halloween!


( +3 more here! )

The ones with the ice cream cones are supposed to be witches. I've also got mummies, werewolves (the ones with the 4 pieces of candy corn), a spider, and the one that looks like The Thing is pretty much how I got rid of the extra chocolate frosting I had left over, lol.

For my birthday 2 weeks ago my boyfriend bought this for me. . It came with no directions/instructions as to what to do and wha not to do. I am nervous about using it SO I was wondering if anyone has used one of these before?

I am making a batch for my kids school halloween party tomorrow. I want to make something tasty but you got to keep in mind, the target audience is 5 and under. Pumpkin + cream cheese frosting isn't as appealing to a kidlet as say, chocolate. Any suggestions??

Hi, I'm a long time lurker and must say I absolutely love this place. Here's the dilema - I'm making some cupcakes for my boyfriend as we've been together a year now and I wanted to give him something special. So I'm making batman themed cakes, as he's a big fan boy and also it's Halloween so it just seems right. I have the cakes themselves all planned out - chocolate cake, buttercream frosting and a bat made from marshmallow fondant. The idea being that it ends up looking something like the bat signal, I hope! However I am looking for the perfect frosting. I always just use butter, powdered sugar, a bit of vanilla and mix it all up. That's always been tasty but I've been doing a lot of planning for these and reading online (particuarly for the MM fondant as it's my first time trying that) and a lot of the buttercream recipes I've seen suggest some whipped cream or boiling water, one even suggested shortening. So I thought I'd ask here as some of the images posted here look delicious. What is your favourite way to make buttercream frosting? What should I use for the best results?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So..my daughter is recovering from a social anxiety disorder, and is finally getting to the stage where she can function in society.

She would love to start a business making decorated cupcakes, at which she is quite good, because she can do the bulk of it from home and ease herself back into the outside world.

We already know about the business side of things.. I run my own business from home .. and we have the room for her to do this, as well as LOTS of baking equipement, and cupcake supplies in general.  We have done responsible food handling courses, have commercial kitchens installed and various other necessaries.

But I have a couple of questions for those of you who make LOTS of cupcakes.

What piece of equipment that most 'standard' kitchens wouldnt' have do you recommend?

What is your hands down most popular cupcake design.. I don't want to steal, just an idea (eg.. girly rainbow cupcakes, little kids unisex birthdays, christenings and other formal events etc etc). Of course, if you are feeling generous enough to share pics, I would greatly appreciate it, as she is a visual learner now.

If ANYONE has any hints, tips and ideas, I would be more than grateful... we plan on starting out doing an extra table at my regular markets and fairs, and maybe taking orders from there if people want them.

Seek peace

Carol
Chief Alchemist
www.outbackpampering.com.au
www.out

I came home from work tonight and then went right back to work in my kitchen baking cupcakes.

What is the plastic stuff called that people often use to gift wrap cupcakes and where could i buy it? I live in the UK, and would prefer to buy it in a store. I just don't know what it's called.

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Thank you! :]

I haven't made cake for ages, so as we had a party last night I thought it was about time ...



Chocolate cupcakes
Fresh whipped cream
Half glacé cherry

Recipe:
4oz Olivio
4oz Golden Caster Sugar
3oz wholemeal self-raising flour
1oz Green & Black's organic cocoa
2 large eggs

They all got eaten!