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Surprise Trick or Treaters with a spooky surprise - these red velvet cupcakes from Cake Angels are filled with sprinkles and sweets, making the perfect Halloween treat. Makes 12 Red velvet cupcake mix

Surprise Trick or Treaters with a spooky surprise - these red velvet cupcakes from Cake Angels are filled with sprinkles and sweets, making the perfect Halloween treat.

Makes 12

Ingredients:

Red velvet cupcake mix

  • 60g unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 10g cocoa powder
  • 20ml red food colouring
  • ½ tsp vanilla extract
  • 120ml buttermilk
  • 150g plain flour
  • ½ tsp salt
  •  ½ tsp baking soda
  • Cupcake tray, lined with cupcake cases

Decorations

  • Cake Angels Trick or Treat sprinkles
  • Cake Angels Trick or Treat sugar cake decorations (2 packs)
  • 150g Cake Angels White Mini Marshmallows (150g)

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Method:

  • Preheat oven to 180ºC (for a fan oven). Mix the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl. Move aside.
  • Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on a medium speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy, then beat in the egg.  
  • Make a thick paste by mixing cocoa powder, vanilla extract and red food colouring.
  • Add the red cocoa powder paste to the butter mix. Add half of the buttermilk and flour, then mix. Pour in the rest and mix until smooth.
  • Spoon the batter into 12 cupcake cases, filling each to 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes.
  • Cut out a cylindrical hole in the middle of each cupcake, slice the top part of the cylinder and save the tops.
  • Fill the middle with sprinkles then put the tops back on.
  • Pipe buttercream frosting on top of the cakes and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Melt the mirror glaze according to the pack instructions, dip the cupcake in and cover the frosting evenly. Touch up the mirror glaze to cover the rest of the cupcake.
  • Gently melt the marshmallows and once sticky, use your fingers to stretch it out to create a spider’s web effect and wrap around the cupcake.
  • Add Cake Angels Trick or Treat cake decorations and more sprinkles!
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