Description
These Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes are a spooky and delicious treat perfect for festive celebrations. Moist chocolate cupcakes are filled with a vibrant green marshmallow fluff cream, topped with chocolate frosting, rolled in crushed Oreos, and finished with adorable marshmallow ghost decorations dipped in green candy melts.
Ingredients
Scale
Cake Ingredients
- 15.5 ounces Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix
- 3.4 ounces Box Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- 3 Eggs
Filling Ingredients
- 7 ounces Marshmallow Fluff
- 2 tablespoons Butter, melted
- Green Food Coloring, to desired color
Topping Ingredients
- 16 ounces Chocolate Frosting
- 2 cups Oreo Cookies, crushed
- 2 cups Green Candy Melts, melted
- 20 Marshmallow Ghosts
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F to get it ready for baking the cupcakes.
- Make Batter: In a large mixing bowl, combine the boxed chocolate cake mix, instant chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix until smooth and fully blended.
- Prepare Muffin Pan: Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners to keep the cupcakes from sticking and make cleanup easier.
- Fill Cupcake Liners: Pour the cupcake batter into each liner, filling about two-thirds full to allow space for rising.
- Bake Cupcakes: Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool Cupcakes: Remove the cupcakes from the oven and let them cool completely on a wire rack to avoid melting the filling later.
- Prepare Ghost Goo Filling: Mix the melted butter with the marshmallow fluff. Add green food coloring a few drops at a time until you reach the desired green shade.
- Core Cupcakes: Cut a small hole in the center of each cooled cupcake, taking care not to cut all the way through the bottom. Save the removed cupcake portion and trim it to create a flat cap for the next step.
- Fill Cupcakes: Spoon the green marshmallow cream into the holes in each cupcake. Then place the trimmed cap back on top to seal the filling inside.
- Frost Cupcakes: Generously frost each filled cupcake with the chocolate frosting to create a smooth outer layer.
- Coat in Oreo Crumbs: Turn each frosted cupcake upside down and dip the base into the crushed Oreos to coat completely.
- Decorate Ghosts: Dip the marshmallow ghosts halfway into the melted green candy melts to give them a spooky glow.
- Assemble Cupcakes: Press a decorated ghost gently onto the top of each cupcake as a fun festive decoration.
- Serve and Enjoy: Your Halloween Ghost Cupcakes are now ready to be served and enjoyed at any spooky gathering!
Notes
- Make sure cupcakes are completely cooled before coring and filling to prevent melting filling or frosting.
- Adjust the amount of green food coloring to achieve your preferred shade of ghost goo.
- Use a sharp knife or cupcake corer tool for easier and cleaner hollowing of cupcakes.
- Save leftover crushed Oreos for an extra crunchy topping on other desserts.
- Dip the ghosts quickly in candy melts and allow them to set on parchment paper to avoid sticking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 440 kcal
- Sugar: 53 g
- Sodium: 398 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 70 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 32 mg
