Ingredients for the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

• 500g FunCakes mix for Cake Brownie 
• FunCakes Deco Melts Yellow
• FunCakes Deco Melts Orange
• FunCakes Deco Melts Extreme White
• 200g FunCakes Mix for Buttercream
• FunCakes Food Colour Gel Black
• FunCakes Nonpareils White
• 3 eggs
• 50g + 250g unsalted (cream)butter
• 105 ml + 200 ml water

Other necessities for the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

• FunCakes Baking Cups Black
• Wilton Recipe Right® Muffin Pan 12 cupcakes
• FunCakes Decoratingbags 30cm
• Wilton Comfort Grip Spatula Straight 22,5cm
• Wilton Rol Parchement Paper
• Skewers

Step 1: Prepare the chocolate cupcakes for the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

Before preparing the chocolate cupcakes, make sure all the ingredients are of room temperature and preheat the oven to 180°C (convection oven 160°C). Mix 500g of the mix for Cake Brownie with 3 eggs, 50g of butter and 105ml of water. Mix the batter at a low speed for 3 minutes until it's a thick batter. Lay the paper baking cups in the muffin pan and divide the batter over the cups (fill the cups about halfway). Bake the cupcakes for 20-25 minutes and let it cool down afterwards.

Step 2: Getting started on the black buttercream for the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

Meanwhile, you can get started on the black buttercream that will go on top of the cupcakes. Again, make sure all ingredients are of room temperature. Mix 200g of the mix for buttercream with 200ml of water and let the mixture stiffen up for at least 1 hour on room temperature. Afterwards, beat 250g of unsalted (cream)butter for about 1 minute until loose and then add the buttercream mixture in 4 parts. Keep mixing the entirety before adding the next part, afterwards colour the buttercream solid black using the black food colour gel. You can add the food colour gel while stirring, keep adding a bit of the black food colour gel until you have the desired colour.

Step 3: Prepare the decorations for the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

Melt the three colours of Deco Melts seperately from each other. You can melt these in the microwave on a maximum heat of 500W. Put the Deco Melts in a bowl in the microwave and stir it well every 15-20 seconds, stop heating once the melts have almost completely melted (small pieces may still be visible).

Put the different colours deco melts in three different decorating bags and cut off a small piece from the bottom. Now, create yellow and orange stars and white moons on the parchement paper and finish the details using skewers. Let it rest for about 10 minutes. 

Step 4: Decorate the Halloween Night Sky Cupcakes

Now it's time to decorate the cupcakes! Use the spatula to grab a bit of the black buttercream to put on every cupcake and spread it evenly on the cupcakes. Finish the cupcakes by decorating it with the deco melts stars and moons and some white nonpareils. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

This recipe is made possible by Wilton.