What’s the best frosting for ghost cupcakes ?

Vanilla buttercream is ideal because it's white, sturdy, and pipes easily. Cream cheese frosting works too, but it's softer, so chill before piping.

Can I make ghost cupcakes in advance ?

Yes! Bake the cupcakes up to 2 days ahead and store unfrosted. Decorate the day of for best results.

Use a large round piping tip and pipe in a steady upward swirl. Don't stress over perfection—quirky ghosts are part of the fun.

Absolutely. Start with a chocolate or devil’s food cake mix and enhance it with sour cream and pudding mix for bakery-quality texture.

These ghost cupcakes are chocolatey, moist, and topped with adorable vanilla buttercream ghosts. Perfect for Halloween parties!

▢1 (15.25oz) box chocolate or devil’s food cake mix

▢1 (4oz) box chocolate pudding mix

▢1 cup sour cream

▢1/2 cup water

▢1/2 cup vegetable oil

▢4 large eggs

▢2 tsp espresso powder (optional)

▢2 cups vanilla buttercream

▢Black frosting

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line muffin tins with paper liners.

2. Combine cake mix, pudding, sour cream, water, oil, eggs, and espresso powder in a bowl.

3. Mix until smooth. Fill liners 3/4 full.

4. Bake for 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

5. Let cupcakes cool completely.

6. Pipe vanilla buttercream into swirls to form ghosts.

7. Add eyes with black frosting using a small round piping tip.

Chill cupcakes before decorating for best results.

Candy eyes or gel frosting can be used for decoration.

Store cupcakes in an airtight container for up to 3 days.