Easy Mickey Mouse Halloween Cupcakes are the perfect blend of pumpkin spice and Disney magic! Make these adorable cupcakes with your kids and bring a little Disney into your kitchen. A fun Halloween tradition!
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If you’ve read anything on my blog before, you know how much I LOVE Disney! Like probably more than is reasonably sane. I won’t apologize and I won’t change. It is what it is. All kidding aside, I do have to admit that Disney sure knows how to celebrate holidays. I have been to Disneyland or Disney World for almost all major holidays, and I can truly say that it is magical.
One of my favorite holidays to visit a Disney park is during Halloween. Last year, I was able to go to Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort as well as Mickey’s Halloween Party and they were amazing! It was so fun to be able to see the parks transformed with spooky decorations and to taste all of the yummy Halloween themed treats!
I am always looking to bring a little Disney magic into my home, so making Mickey Mouse Halloween Cupcakes was a no brainer for us to help create a new Halloween tradition. These cupcakes are almost too adorable to eat, almost, and are super easy to make. You can make all four varieties, or you can stick with just one! Since it is fall, I HAD to make a pumpkin spice cupcake. This recipe for pumpkin cupcakes is super simple, but the results are amazingly delicious!
Easy Pumpkin Cupcake Recipe
Ingredients
-Eggs
-Oil (vegetable or canola)
-Milk
-Can of Pumpkin Puree
Helpful Kitchen Tools
How to Make Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes
I have made ALOT of cupcakes in my adult life and kind of have a fool-proof system to mix them together. Although this method uses a cake mix, the subtle changes take the moistness and flavor over the top! Start by placing the eggs and the pumpkin puree in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat them until combined. Pour in the Spice cake mix, the oil, and the milk. Mix on low for 30 seconds then medium for a minute or two.
Line a muffin/cupcake pan with paper liners. Using a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, place three tablespoons of batter in each cup. I have found that if I bake my cupcakes at 325 degrees instead of 350, the cupcake will remain flat on top, which makes it easier to decorate. Bake them at 325 degrees for 14 1/2 minutes (your oven may be different, so check for doneness with a toothpick). Remove them from the oven ad allow them to cool.
The BEST Vanilla Buttercream
Ingredients
-Butter at room temperature
-Vanilla
-Powdered Sugar
-Salt
-Milk
How to Make the BEST Vanilla Buttercream
Add the softened butter to the bowl of a stand mixer. Use the paddle attachment to beat it nice and fluffy. Mix in the vanilla and a pinch of salt. Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating in between. Once all of the powdered sugar is incorporated, scrape down the sides of the bowls and whip the frosting for 2-3 minutes. Check the consistency of the frosting, it should stick to your finger when touched. If not, add a tablespoon of milk. If it’s too soft, add a little more powdered sugar. Use food coloring to create your desired color. I like to use Wilton Gel Food Coloring.
How to Decorate Mickey Mouse Halloween Cupcakes
Mickey Mouse Pumpkin Halloween Cupcakes (Watch the Video Below)
What You’ll Need
-Cupcakes, room temperature
-Vanilla Buttercream Frosting colored orange
-Vanilla Buttercream Frosting colored green
-Chocolate Chips
Assembly
Place the large star tip inside the piping bag. Add the orange buttercream frosting to the piping bag. Swirl the frosting on the cupcake like you would when making a soft-serve ice cream cone. Place an upside-down chocolate chip on top of the orange frosting for the stem.
Fit a smaller piping bag with a coupler and the leaf tip. Fill the bag with green buttercream frosting. Hold the end of the tip next to the chocolate chip. Apply pressure to push out some green buttercream then slowly move your hand back and release the pressure to create a leaf (see video below). Place two orange candy melts on the sides of the frosting to create Mickey’s ears.
Mickey Mummy Halloween Cupcakes
What You’ll Need
-Cupcakes, room temperature
-White Vanilla Buttercream
Assembly
Use an angled spatula to apply a thin layer of white vanilla buttercream to cover the entire top of the cupcake. Fill a piping bag, fitted with a coupler and flat tip, with white buttercream frosting. Pipe flat lines across the top of the cupcake, leaving a space to place the eyes. Add the candy eyes in the space and place two black candy melts into the white frosting to make Mickey’s Ears.
Mickey Candy Corn Halloween Cupcakes
What You’ll Need
-Cupcakes, room temperature
-Vanilla Buttercream colored yellow, orange, and white
-Large Star Tips (3)
Assembly
Place the three large star tips into each of the three large piping bags. Fill one bag with orange buttercream, one with yellow buttercream and one with white buttercream. Make a large circle with the yellow frosting around the perimeter of the cupcake. I filled in the center as well. Pipe on a slightly smaller circle with the orange buttercream on top of the yellow circle. Hold the piping bag with the white frosting over the top of the cupcake, Apply pressure and release as you pull up to create a star. Place two orange candy melts on the sides of the cupcakes to create Mickey’s ears.
Mickey Ghost Halloween Cupcakes
What you’ll need
-Cupcakes, room temperature
-White Buttercream Frosting
-Chocolate Chips, standard size
-Mini Chocolate Chips
Assembly
Fill a large piping bag, fitted with a large round tip, with white vanilla buttercream. Swirl the frosting around the cupcake in a circular motion, like you would when making a soft-serve ice cream cone. Place two mini chocolate chips on the frosting to make eyes. Place them pointed side in. Do the same with one standard size chocolate chip for the mouth. Place two black candy melts to make Mickey’s ears.
There you have it! Easy, peasy. These cupcakes were so much fun to create and my kids loved eating them too! I hope you and your family enjoy them as much as we do.
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| Prep Time | 45 Minutes |
| Cook Time | 15 Minutes |
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- 1 Box Betty Crocker Spice Cake Mix
- 4 Large eggs
- 1/2 Cup Oil vegetable or canola
- 1 Can Pumpkin Puree 15 ounce
- 1 Cup milk
- 1 1/2 Cups butter softened
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 5 1/2 Cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 Tablespoons milk as needed
- Pinch Salt
Ingredients
Easy Pumpkin Cupcakes
The BEST Vanilla Buttercream
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- Place the eggs and pumpkin puree in the bowl of a stand mixer. Beat until incorporated.
- Pour the cake mix over the top, followed by the oil and milk. Beat on low for about 30 seconds and on medium/high for 1-2 minutes.
- Line a cupcake/muffin pan with paper liners. Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to place 3 tablespoons of batter in each cup.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 14-18 minutes. They are fully bakes when a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Allow them to cool for 1-2 minutes then transfer to a cooling rack.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the softened butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and salt and beat again.
- Add the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating in between.
- Test the consistency. Add a tablespoon or two of milk if necessary.
- Place the large star tip inside the piping bag. Add the orange buttercream frosting to the piping bag. Swirl the frosting on the cupcake like you would when making a soft-serve ice cream cone. Place an upside-down chocolate chip on top of the orange frosting for the stem.
- Fit a smaller piping bag with a coupler and the leaf tip. Fill the bag with green buttercream frosting. Hold the end of the tip next to the chocolate chip. Apply pressure to push out some green buttercream then slowly move your hand back and release the pressure to create a leaf (see video below). Place two orange candy melts on the sides of the frosting to create Mickey's ears.
- Use an angled spatula to apply a thin layer of white vanilla buttercream to cover the entire top of the cupcake. Fill a piping bag, fitted with a coupler and flat tip, with white buttercream frosting. Pipe flat lines across the top of the cupcake, leaving a space to place the eyes. Add the candy eyes in the space and place two black candy melts into the white frosting to make Mickey's Ears.
- Place the three large star tips into each of the three large piping bags. Fill one bag with orange buttercream, one with yellow buttercream and one with white buttercream. Make a large circle with the yellow frosting around the perimeter of the cupcake. I filled in the center as well. Pipe on a slightly smaller circle with the orange buttercream on top of the yellow circle. Hold the piping bag with the white frosting over the top of the cupcake, Apply pressure and release as you pull up to create a star. Place two orange candy melts on the sides of the cupcakes to create Mickey's ears.
- Fill a large piping bag, fitted with a large round tip, with white vanilla buttercream. Swirl the frosting around the cupcake in a circular motion, like you would when making a soft-serve ice cream cone. Place two mini chocolate chips on the frosting to make eyes. Place them pointed side in. Do the same with one standard size chocolate chip for the mouth. Place two black candy melts to make Mickey's ears.
Once recipe for The BEST Vanilla Buttercream should be more than enough to decorate all 24 cupcakes, with a little left over.
See the post above for list of supplies needed for each cupcake.
