Halloweens a comin!!

Its time to try out the first of the halloween cupcakes!

These were my entries for CupcakeHero:october

This goolish delight is moist and darn delicious, the following is the recipe for my graveyard cupcakes

Pumpkin cupcakes

2 eggs

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

pinch of salt

1 cup pumpkin purr ea

1/4 cup veg oil

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup chopped pecans

-beats eggs

-add sugar and flour beat till smooth

-add rest of ingredients and mix till well combined

-fill 1 dozen cupcake liners 3/4 full

-bake at 350'F for 20-25 minutes

White chocolate mousse

7 ounces white chocolate

1/3 cup milk

1 tsp creme de cacao

2 egg whites

1 cup heavy cream

-melt chocolate

-heat milk and stir into chocolate

-beat egg whites to soft peaks and fold into chocolate mixture

-beat cream to soft peaks and fold into chocolate mixture

-chill for 4 hours

Creme de cacao butter cream

1/2 cup butter (1 stick)

about 3 cups of icing sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 to 3 tbs creme de cacao

-beat butter and icing sugar together

-add vanilla and creme de cacao until smooth and shiny

* I cut out the center of the cupcake and spooned the mousse into the middle and chilled the cupcakes for about an hour for the mousse to set up a bit more. I then piped the butter cream on the top and placed my gooly creations onto the butter cream!