Creepy Cupcakes

Recipe By: CulinArt
Servings: 24
Categories: Desserts, Cakes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat it until it is light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the sugar and vanilla and beat until well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, until combined.

Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add about 1/2 of the flour mixture to the butter, mix until incorporated, add about 1/2 the milk, mix until incorporated, add the remaining flour, mix until incorporated and finally add the rest of the milk, mix until incorporated.

Line muffin or cupcake tins with paper cupcake liners. Fill each liner about 3/4 full with batter. Bake in pre-heated oven about 15 to 20 minutes, or until cooked through and the top begins to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.

Recipe By: CulinArt
Servings: 36
Categories: Desserts

Place butter and sugar in bowl of electric stand mixer with paddle-type attachment and beat at medium speed until light in color. Beat egg, milk and vanilla together in a small bowl until combined. Add egg, milk and vanilla mixture to butter and sugar and beat until incorporated.

While butter and sugar are mixing, place flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, stir to combine and set aside until needed.

When butter, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla are well combined, turn mixer to low speed and add flour, one cup at a time, until all the flour is incorporated. Do not over-mix.

Divide dough into 2 equal pieces, press each piece into a flattened ball and wrap each piece in plastic film. Refrigerate dough at least 2 hours (or overnight) before shaping.

When dough is completely chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle work surface with powdered sugar, remove one piece of dough from refrigerator, unwrap and place on work surface. Roll out dough with rolling pin to about 1/4-inch thick. Cut into desired shapes and place cookies, about 1-inch apart, on parchment lined cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven about 8 to 12 minutes (depending on oven, size & thickness of cookie, etc.) or until cookies begin to brown on the edges.

When cookies are done, remove cookie sheet from oven and let cookies cool for 3 to 5 minutes on the cookie sheet. Once cookies are partially cooled, remove from cookie sheet and let them finish cooling on a platter or wire rack.

When cookies are completely cooled, decorate as desired. Serve immediately or store in airtight container.

Recipe By: CulinArt
Servings: 24
Categories: Desserts

Combine shortening, sugar, salt, corn syrup and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat about 7 to 8 minutes or until very smooth. Add a little water (by teaspoonfuls) if necessary to achieve desired consistency.

Color frosting with food coloring if desired.

- – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – -Per serving: 200 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (39% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 28g Carbohydrate; 53mg Cholesterol; 143mg Sodium

Food Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates

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