These Halloween Vampire Bite Cupcakes are dark chocolate cupcakes filled with a creepy red raspberry center, topped with fluffy vanilla frosting, and finished with spooky “bite marks” for a hauntingly delicious Halloween treat.
For the Cupcakes:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup hot coffee or water
For the Filling:
1/2 cup raspberry jam
1 tsp cornstarch (optional)
Red food coloring
For the Frosting:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp milk or cream
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with liners.
Mix dry ingredients in one bowl and wet ingredients in another. Combine and stir in hot coffee.
Divide into liners and bake 18–20 minutes. Cool completely.
For filling, heat jam with cornstarch and food coloring. Cool.
For frosting, beat butter, add sugar gradually, then vanilla and milk.
Core cupcakes, fill with raspberry mixture, and top with frosting.
Use a straw to make two “fang bites,” then drizzle red gel icing to create “blood.”