Description
Create spooky and fun Frankenstein and His Bride cupcakes perfect for Halloween parties. These creative cupcakes feature green buttercream-covered doughnuts stacked on cupcakes for Frankenstein, decorated with licorice and royal icing details, while the Bride cupcakes feature frosted cones as hair with coconut and chocolate sprinkles. A festive treat that combines doughnuts, cupcakes, and detailed icing decoration for a unique dessert experience.
Ingredients
Scale
Frostings and Glues
- 3 cups buttercream frosting (half dyed green, half dyed brown)
- 1 batch royal icing (divide into three parts: one kept white, one dyed black, one dyed red)
Base Components
- 12 cupcakes
- 18 mini chocolate-covered doughnuts (2 per Frankenstein, 1 per Bride)
- 6 wafer ice cream cones
Decorations
- Chocolate sprinkles (for Frankenstein’s hair and Bride’s hair)
- Finely shredded coconut (for Bride’s hair highlights)
- Black licorice (Twizzlers, used for neck knobs on Frankenstein)
- 24 brown M&M’s (for eyes on both Frankenstein and Bride)
Instructions
- Prepare Frankenstein Base: Working one cupcake at a time, spread a small amount of green buttercream all over the cupcake’s surface. Top with one mini chocolate-covered doughnut, then dab a little frosting on top to ‘glue’ and sandwich with a second doughnut. Cover the whole doughnut stack in green buttercream.
- Add Frankenstein Hair and Neck: Sprinkle chocolate sprinkles over the frosted doughnut top to resemble hair. Place two pieces of black licorice on each side of the doughnut head to act as neck bolts.
- Decorate Frankenstein Face: Using black and red royal icing, pipe on the mouth line, bangs, and scar details. Pipe two large dots of white royal icing as eyes and immediately press two brown M&M’s onto these to form eyeballs.
- Prepare Bride Hair and Cone: Cover the surface of each wafer ice cream cone with brown buttercream and immediately coat it with chocolate sprinkles. Pipe white royal frosting streaks onto the cones and sprinkle finely shredded coconut over the frosting to simulate streaked hair.
- Assemble Bride Cupcakes: Spread a small amount of green buttercream over each cupcake’s surface, then top with one mini chocolate-covered doughnut covered in green buttercream. Place a decorated ice cream cone on top of each doughnut to represent the Bride’s hair.
- Decorate Bride Face: Using red royal icing, pipe on a mouth. Pipe two large dots of white royal frosting for eyes and press two brown M&M’s onto them to complete the eyes.
Notes
- Work on one cupcake at a time to keep frostings fresh and easy to manage.
- Use gentle pressure when placing M&M’s to avoid smudging royal icing eyes.
- Customize colors of buttercream and royal icing if desired for a unique twist.
- Mini chocolate-covered doughnuts are perfect for stacking and provide a sturdy base for decorating.
- Store cupcakes in a cool place to prevent buttercream from melting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 27g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
