I love the spirit of Halloween. While I have never been one to enjoy dressing up, I do enjoy the festivities and especially the foods surrounding the unique day we have adopted. I love seeing how creative people get with decorations, parties, and the food displays.
Today I am excited to share with you a fun recipe from our friends at Sparkling ICE. They have found a way to incorporate their beverage into cupcakes for a tasty, peachy delight this Halloween.
Check out this fun recipe and maybe give it a try! It looks super easy! What a fun activity for moms and grandparents to make with the kids!
Peachy Halloween Mini Cupcakes Recipe
Yield: 7 dozen mini cupcakes
Prep time: 45 minutes for cake and icing cupcakes
Bake time: 10 minutes for each batch
Ingredients:
· 1 – 17 oz Peach Nectarine Sparkling Ice, divided
· 1 classic yellow cake mix, 15.25 oz. box
· 3 large eggs
· 1/3 cup vegetable oil
· 16 oz. cream cheese
· 1 stick unsalted butter, 4 oz., room temp
· 2 cups Confectioners’ sugar
· Candy corn for garnish
Special Equipment:
Mini cupcake pans
Paper mini cupcake liners
Electric mixer with beaters
Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare mini cupcake pan with paper liners.
2. Add 1 cup Peach Nectarine Sparkling Ice to large mixing bowl with cake mix, eggs and oil. Beat starting on low speed and then moving to medium speed for 2 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring remaining 9 ounces of Peach Nectarine Sparkling Ice to boil and reduce liquid to a 1/4 cup. Chill to cool.
4. Pour Cake batter into cupcake papers. Fill to ¾ full.
5. Bake for about 10 minutes, until cake tester or pick comes out clean.
6. Promptly remove cupcakes to a cooling rack and allow to cool.
7. While cupcakes are baking and cooling, prepare icing.
8. In large mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth
9. Add Confectioners’ sugar. Continue beating and add remaining (reduced and cooled) Sparkling Ice. Chill Icing in refrigerator if needs to firm up.
10. Ice cupcakes and garnish each with a candy corn.
Don’t these look awesome? I bet they taste fabulous too! Why not give this recipe a try and enjoy some fun cupcakes this holiday.
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Special thanks to Sparkling ICE for the use of the Halloween Mini Cupcakes Recipe and image. Used with permission
Hi! I’m Chris! Just a Midlife Wife sharing about life’s journey; screaming and kicking through it while supposedly aging gracefully…
Focusing on healthy living, low carb & keto, things I am loving right now, and life in general.