HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!!!!
Screams of delights will accompany these eye-catching cupcakes. Who needs candy when you can bake a batch of these creepy Halloween cupcakes? 
 
Ingredients:
 
For the chocolate cupcakes:
- 
140g butter, softened 
- 
250g castor sugar 
- 
2 medium size eggs, lightly beaten 
- 
1 tsp vanilla extract 
- 
150g plain flour 
- 
75g self raising flour 
- 
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 
- 
50g cocoa powder 
- 
200ml buttermilk or plain yoghurt 
For the buttercream icing:
- 
140g butter, softened 
- 280g icing sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
For decoration:
- gummy eyeballs for supermarket
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C for fan oven. Line 12 muffin tins with muffin cases.
For the cakes: beat together the butter and sugar with a hand-held mixer until very light and fluffy. Add the eggs a little at a time beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla extract with the last of the egg.
Sift together the flours, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa into a large mixing bowl.
Gently fold the flour mix into the butter mixture along with the buttermilk until completely combined and smooth.
Place a dessert spoonful of the batter into each muffin case then bake in the oven for 20 minutes until firm to the touch.
Place in a wire rack to cool. This makes about 18 cupcakes
For the buttercream icing: beat the butter in a large bowl until soft. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
Add the remaining icing sugar and milk and beat the mixture until creamy and smooth.
Take 5 tablespoon full of the ready buttercream icing and add red colouring. Mix well and put into a pipping bag. Set aside. This will be used to for the blood shot.
Iced the cool cupcakes with the buttercream icing. Add a gummy eyeball in the centre of the cake. Then pipe the red icing to decorate the cupcakes looking like blood shot