Looking for a clever and fun Halloween dessert for kids? You need to try out this Purple Eyed Monster cupcake recipe! They’re not only tasty, but they’re so cool to look at! You could even design a whole spooky decor theme around them for your costume party! The best part: they’re actually pretty easy to make! I usually run away screaming when I see more than a handful of ingredients, but if you can mix and stir, you can whip up these awesome cupcakes. Let’s check out how to make them. Don’t forget to print the recipe card below for later!
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Purple Eyed Monster Halloween Cupcake Recipe
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Ingredients:
- 1 3/4 C Flour
- 2 C Sugar
- 1 C Cocoa
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Powder
- 1 TSP Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 C Whole Milk
- 1/2 C Oil
- 1 C Boiling Water
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
Directions:
- Combine 1 C of the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter and mix.
- Line the cupcake tins with paper liners
. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the graham cracker crumbs into the cupcake liner. Set aside
- Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, and oil.
- Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
- Mix all together until fully incorporated.
- Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
- Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
- The batter may be a little runny.
- Scoop batter into cupcake lined cups until 3/4s filled.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
Purple Vanilla frosting:
Ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
- 3 C powder sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- 2-3 drops of purple food coloring
- 2 containers of sparkly green gel (Found at Michaels or any craft store)
- 1 container of edible large eyes
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Directions
- Combine all ingredients except the food coloring, gel, and eyes.
- Mix on medium speed until frosting doesn’t fall off a spoon.
- Add in the food coloring.
- Place into a piping bag with a star tip and frost onto cooled cupcake.
- Using the Gel, squeeze some onto the top tip of the cupcake and make it look like a dripping look.
- Randomly place eyes onto the cupcake, staying clear of the green gel.
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Purple Eyed Monster Halloween Cupcake Recipe
- 1 3/4 C Flour
- 2 C Sugar
- 1 C Cocoa
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 TSP Baking Powder
- 1 TSP Salt
- 2 Eggs
- 1 C Whole Milk
- 1/2 C Oil
- 1 C Boiling Water
- 1 Tbsp melted butter
- Purple Vanilla frosting:
- Ingredients:
- 1 C unsalted sweet cream butter
- 3 C powder sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3-5 TBSP heavy whipping cream
- 2-3 drops of purple food coloring
- 2 containers of sparkly green gel (Fo
- Combine 1 C of the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter and mix.
- Line the cupcake tins with paper liners. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Scoop a tablespoon of the graham cracker crumbs into the cupcake liner. Set aside
- Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, and oil.
- Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
- Mix all together until fully incorporated.
- Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
- Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
- The batter may be a little runny.
- Scoop batter into cupcake lined cups until 3/4s filled.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.
- Frosting Directions:
- Combine all ingredients except the food coloring, gel, and eyes.
- Mix on medium speed until frosting doesn’t fall off a spoon.
- Add in the food coloring.
- Place into a piping bag with a star tip and frost onto cooled cupcake.
- Using the Gel, squeeze some onto the top tip of the cupcake and make it look like a dripping look.
- Randomly place eyes onto the cupcake, staying clear of the green gel.
Need more fun Halloween food ideas? Check out these Yummy Pumpkin-Shaped Halloween Cookies!
Another one of my favorites is our Halloween Monster bento box. It’s the perfect lunch for the season, don’t you think?
These cupcakes are so cute. Kids would love the way they look. They also would probably want to help make them.
These super cute cupcakes are perfect for my grandson’s birthday party on the 29th of this month, thanks!
These are adorable! Thanks for sharing with the Delicious Dishes Recipe party!
These are totally cute! I like how simple they are to make too.
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Those are adorable, and that sparkly green slime is a perfect touch! Love them! I need to try and make them with my godkids.
These look too fun! I love icing so these would be perfect for me!!
These are so cute!! I bet they would be perfect at a kids Halloween party! I am going to have to make them for my daughter.
These look like the perfect Halloween treat for a party. A little too much frosting for me but the kids will love it.
Those cupcakes are adorable. I wish that I was that talented. I haven’t been able to make cupcakes look good at all. :(
These are going to be perfect for my kids class party. I will have to do a trial run this weekend. I hope mine turn out as cool as yours.
Such cute and colorful cupcakes! Bet my son would be delighted to see those. Thanks for the brilliant idea and recipe!
These look so good!! My kids love cupcakes these would be perfect for a Halloween party or classroom treats!
,Perfect treat for Halloween! I will be showing this to my daughter so she can make some
Love these cupcakes. I just made cookies that look like this. So yummy!
Oh, those look delicious and roar-worthy for Halloween. I love it. I’ve been looking for something to make for my nieces and nephews. They’re still at that age that they appreciate this kind of stuff. :)
OMG those are the cutest cupcakes EVER! We are planning a pumpkin carving party next month and I was trying to think of some cute and creative Halloween snacks–I will definitely be making these cute cupcakes!
Those cupcakes look delicious. My kids would love these. So would I! I have a major love for frosting.
I love these cupcakes! Not only are they the perfect Halloween themed treat, but SO MUCH FROSTING! Om nom nom nom.