Spooky ghost cupcakes

These spooky ghost cupcakes are surprisingly easy to make and are perfect for getting into the Halloween spirit 👻.

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

• 140g Co-op plain white flour
• 150g Fairtrade Caster Sugar
• 40g Co-op Fairtrade cocoa powder
• 1tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 120ml Co-op whole milk
• 60ml Co-op vegetable oil
• 1 large Co-op British free range egg, whisked - or why not try some from our cracking local suppliers Fairburn's Eggs
• 1tsp vanilla extract
  
• 100ml boiling water

For the decoration

• 300g ready-to-roll fondant icing
• Fairtrade icing sugar, to dust
• 24 Co-op marshmallows
• 50g Co-op Fairtrade dark chocolate, melted

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4
2. Line a 12-hole cupcake tin with paper cases
3. Put all the dry ingredients for the cupcakes in a large bowl or stand mixer and mix well
4. Add all the wet ingredients, except the boiling water, and whisk until smooth
5. Beat the mixture for 1 minute, slowly adding the boiling water
6. When everything is fully combined, whisk on a high setting for 1 minute, until you have an airy batter
7. Divide the batter between the cupcake cases and bake for 18-22 mins, rotating the tin halfway through, until the cakes are springy to touch
8. Allow to cool completely before decorating
9. Roll out the icing very thinly
10. Use a 10cm cutter to cut out 12 circles, re-rolling the scraps with a little icing sugar as needed
11. Stick 2 marshmallows on top of each other using a little melted chocolate
12. Drape over a circle of icing and gently press down to form a ghost shape
13. Repeat until all ghosts are made, then use a little melted chocolate and a cocktail stick to dot eyes and a mouth on each one
14. Drizzle the rest of the melted chocolate over the top of the cupcakes, carefully lift a ghost onto each one, then leave to set for 10 mins