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Halloween Spooky Bloody Finger Cupcakes

Published: Sep 27, 2022 by Eileen xo

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Bloody Finger Cupcakes, made with a boxed cake mix for an easy festive Halloween dessert. Everyone will think you spent hours working on your cupcake toppers. They take just a few minutes to put together and you'll have a not-so-tricky treat.

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  • Spooky Halloween Bloody Finger Cupcakes

❤️ Why you'll love this recipe

  • These are easy Halloween cupcakes made with a boxed cake mix.
  • The icing and edible blood are both simple to prepare with easy ingredients and take the cupcakes to the next level of ghoulish fun.

Ingredients

  • cake mix - For this recipe don't stress, use a box mix and jazz it up.
  • buttermilk - My secret weapon for taking a box mix over the top.
  • vegetable oil - Use the amount written on the box. This has always worked for me so I stick with it.
  • 3 eggs - I always use 3 eggs when I jazz up a box of cake mix.
  • confectioners sugar - used for the icing as well as the edible blood
  • butter - adds depth to the vanilla icing
  • vanilla extract - adds flavor to the icing
  • milk - thins out the icing

Edible Blood

  • confectioners sugar - gives texture to the "blood icing"
  • red food coloring - adds color to the blood icing
  • chocolate sauce - adds a deep color to the "blood"
  • water - thins out the edible blood.

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Equipment

  • Bloody Finger Decoration
  • cupcake liners
  • 12-count muffin tin
  • Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring Spoons and Cups
  • Hand Mixer
  • angled spatula
  • Cooling Racks

Instructions

This is an overview of the recipe. The full instructions are below in the recipe card.

Instructions

Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C. Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake baking trays. Set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer with beaters attached combine the cake mix, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and eggs, for about 30 seconds.
  3. Increase mixer speed to medium and mix for at least 1 - 2 minutes to fully blend the cake mix.
  4. Fill the cupcake-lined muffin tins ¾ the way up.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven for 16- 18 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean of the center of the cupcake.
  6. Set cupcakes on a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

Make the icing

  1. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer with beaters attached, beat the confectioner's sugar and butter until well combined, about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add in vanilla extract and milk. Beat another minute to combine all ingredients.
  3. Use the angled spatula to spread the icing on the cooled cupcakes.

How to make Edible Blood

  1. In a blender, add the confectioner's sugar, water, and red food coloring and blend until combined, about 30-40 seconds.
  2. Add in 1 teaspoon of the chocolate sauce and blend for another 10 seconds to mix the ingredients. If the color is not rich enough, add another teaspoon of chocolate sauce and blend again to enhance the color.
  3. Drizzle the edible blood on the cupcakes. Then, add a bloody finger to each cupcake.
  4. Serve and enjoy.

How to store, reheat, and freeze

The Halloween cupcakes can be kept in a covered airtight container. They can be kept on the countertop or in the refrigerator.

Freezer Instructions: The baked cupcakes can be frozen without any icing. Place the cupcakes on a baking pan in the freezer for about an hour to get semi-frozen. Then they can be placed into a freezer-safe storage bag or container for up to 3 months.

To defrost, place the frozen cupcakes in the refrigerator overnight to defrost. Then decorate as desired.

Expert Tips

Expert Tip: These Halloween cupales are fun to make the cupcakes and let the family and friends decorate them at a party.

Frequently Asked Questions

How far ahead can the cupcakes be made?

The Halloween cupcakes can be made up to 2 days ahead and kept in a covered airtight container.
I prefer to decorate the day we are eating them so the icing does not harden.

Variations

Do you want to change up this recipe? Here are some ways that you increase the flavor of this dish.

  • If you are in a hurry, store-bought icing can be used. Make the edible blood and decorate the spooky cupcakes.
  • Use any of your favorite cupcake mix recipes for these spooky cupcakes.

Serving Suggestions

Having a Halloween party? Serve up our Taco Mummy Bread or our Chicken Bacon Ranch French Bread Mummy Pizza for a fun celebration.

If you prefer an easy slow cooker recipe that is pure comfort and great for after trick or treating, Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches are delicious and easy to prepare.

Crockpot Chicken Pot Pie is another easy dinner idea that would be great for the family.

Take a look at all our easy Crockpot Recipes for more easy dinner ideas.

Similar recipes

Mummy Nutter Butter Mummy Cookies are so easy and fun to make. Great for any Halloween celebration.

We have another Halloween-themed cupcake that is also very easy and uses Oreo cookies, so good.

For the adults, enjoy a Witches Brew Cocktail while the kids enjoy Hocus Pocus Brownies.

Graveyard Halloween Poke Cake is the cutest cake and it is also super easy to make.

Enjoy all our Halloween recipes here.

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Festive Halloween topped cupcakes with edible blood and fingers

Spooky Halloween Bloody Finger Cupcakes

Spooky Halloween topped cupcakes made with vanilla cupcakes topped with edible fingers and edible blood. Great for a Halloween party.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: bloody cupcakes, bloody finger cupcakes, Halloween cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
cool cupcakes: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 24 cupckes
Calories: 192kcal
Author: Eileen Kelly

Equipment Needed:

  • As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases
  • Bloody Finger Decoration
  • cupcake liners
  • 12-count muffin tin
  • Stainless Steel Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring Spoons and Cups
  • Hand Mixer
  • angled spatula
  • Cooling Racks

Ingredients

How to make jazzed up cupcakes from a box mix

  • 15.25 ounce white cake mix
  • 1 cup buttermilk Note 1
  • vegetable oil Note 2
  • 3 large eggs

Creamy Vanilla Frosting

  • 3 cups confectioners sugar Note 4
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Note 4
  • 2-3 Tablespoon milk Note 3

Edible Blood

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 2 Tablespoons red food coloring Note 4
  • 2 teaspoons chocolate sauce Note 4

Edible Fingers

  • 3 boxes Wilton decorative fingers

Instructions

How to Make Vanilla Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F/177°C. Place 24 cupcake liners in cupcake baking trays. Set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer with beaters attached combine the cake mix, buttermilk, vegetable oil, and eggs, for about 30 seconds.
  • Increase mixer speed to medium and mix for at least 1 - 2 minutes to fully blend the cake mix.
  • Fill the cupcake-lined muffin tins ¾ the way up.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 16- 18 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean of the center of the cupcake.
  • Set cupcakes on a cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

How to Make Creamy Vanilla Frosting

  • In a medium-size mixing bowl, use an electric hand mixer with beaters attached, beat the confectioner's sugar and butter until well combined, about 3-4 minutes.
  • Add in vanilla extract and milk. Beat another minute to combine all ingredients.
  • Use the angle spatula to spread the icing on the cooled cupcakes.

How to make Edible Blood

  • In a blender, add the confectioner's sugar, water, and red food coloring and blend until combined, about 30-40 seconds.
  • Add in 1 teaspoon of the chocolate sauce and blend for another 10 seconds to mix the ingredients. If the color is not rich enough, add another teaspoon of chocolate sauce and blend again to enhance the color.
  • Drizzle the edible blood on the cupcakes. Then, add a bloody finger to each cupcake.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Notes

Be sure to check the Expert Tips and FAQs above with important tips and questions that can help make a delicious recipe. 
Note 1: If you don't have buttermilk, combine 1 cup of milk with 1 Tablespoon of white vinegar. Let it settle for about 15 minutes before adding it to the cupcake mix.
Note 2: Use the amount given on the cake box for vegetable oil. Trust me, it works.
Note 3: For best flavor results use either full fat, 1%, or 2% milk.
 
Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
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Nutrition

Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 150mg | Potassium: 43mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg
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