make some halloween cupcakes
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 4:00AM Cupcakes taste better the second day. That's what one my favorite bakers told me once when I was ordering cupcakes for a party. She always bakes cupcakes the night before. This gave me an idea. I've found some cute Halloween cupcakes, perfect for parents to make with their kids. It can be fun for kids to measure out the ingredients and help with the mixing. But if you aren't up for the mess and if your kids dread waiting for the finished product, how about giving this a try? After you put your kids to bed, make the cupcakes yourself. It will be quicker, you can clean up the mess while they are baking, and the cupcakes will have time to cool overnight. Then you have a sweet surprise waiting the next day. The cupcakes will be denser and yummier. If your kids still want to help out, let them measure out the ingredients for the frosting. Plus they'll still have the fun of decorating.
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Also, I found these darling candy corn cupcakes from I Heart Cupcakes. Seriously, I think they're so cute. I don't like adding food coloring to food, but if it doesn't bother you, then give these little cuties a try. They might be more fun to make with your kids awake. Or not.
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Thanks for the cupcake tip, Brittany! The Halloween cupcakes are sooooo cute! My daughter is thinking of inviting some friends over for Halloween night rather than trick or treating (She is 14 ya know!) These would be awesome - maybe something they could all bake and decorate together....Oh no, what am I thinking.....my kitchen would be a wreck. I think I'll just bake them myself! P.S. I bought Martha Stewart's Cupcake book over the weekend......LOVE IT!
Great tip!! Do you ice the cupcakes the night before, too? Or just bake them? I'm having a little Halloween party and making cupcakes...this tip comes at a perfect time! :)
Mary Jo, don't frost the cupcakes until the day of the party. That way the frosting will be fresh. Thanks for the great feedback!