Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes
Get ready to impress your friends and family with these Halloween Graveyard Cupcakes! These delightful treats are a spooky twist on classic chocolate cupcakes, filled with a creamy Oreo cheesecake center and topped with rich chocolate buttercream. Perfect for any Halloween gathering, they offer a fun decorating experience for kids and adults alike. With the added crunch of crushed Oreos sprinkled around the cupcakes, they truly resemble a graveyard scene that will delight all ages. Whether you’re hosting a festive party or just want to enjoy some seasonal fun, these cupcakes are sure to steal the show!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes approximately 12 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 12 Lotus biscoff biscuits
- 150 g dark chocolate (melted)
- 175 g baking spread or butter (softened, unsalted)
- 175 g caster sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tbsp milk
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 115 g full-fat cream cheese
- 15 g icing sugar
- 15 g Oreos (crushed)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g butter (for frosting)
- 165 g icing sugar
- 35 g cocoa powder
- 1–2 tsp milk
- 25 g butter (for green buttercream)
- 50 g icing sugar (for green buttercream)
- 1/8 tsp vanilla extract (for green buttercream)
- green food coloring
- 35 g Oreos (crushed, for decoration)
Instructions
- Prepare biscuit graves by snapping off a third of each Lotus biscoff biscuit and dipping them in melted dark chocolate. Let them set.
- Preheat the oven to 140C Fan/160C/325F/Gas Mark 3 and line a cupcake tin.
- Beat softened baking spread and caster sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs and milk, mixing well.
- Fold in self-raising flour, cocoa powder, and baking powder until just combined.
- Divide batter into cupcake cases and bake for 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool completely.
- For the Oreo cheesecake filling, mix cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla extract, and crushed Oreos until smooth.
- Create holes in cooled cupcakes and fill generously with the cheesecake mixture.
- For chocolate buttercream, mix softened butter with cocoa powder and icing sugar until smooth; pipe onto cupcakes.
- Prepare green buttercream by mixing icing sugar with softened butter, vanilla, green food coloring, then decorate around each biscuit grave.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake (80g)
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
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