Looking for a fun and spooky treat for Halloween? These Slime Cupcakes are just what you need!
Perfect for parties or family gatherings, they bring a playful twist to any dessert table. The bright colors and gooey “slime” will grab everyone’s attention.
These Halloween cupcakes are easy to make, and the homemade frosting adds the perfect finishing touch for a sweet and creepy treat.
Absolutely! If you’re short on time, store-bought frosting works well. You can still color it and make it look slimy by adding the food coloring.
Yes, you can bake the cupcakes a day or two in advance. Just store them in an airtight container and frost them on the day you plan to serve for the freshest look and texture.
Make sure you add just a small amount of the sparkle gel, and it will run down the cupcake.
What do I need to make these slime cupcakes?
Ingredients
- French vanilla cake mix
- Eggs
- Whole milk
- Unsalted butter
- Neon green gel food coloring
Vanilla frosting
- Unsalted butter
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy whipping cream
- Pure vanilla extract
- Green sprinkle mix, located at walmart. Use only the sprinkles in the bag, not the big green round icing circles
- Black sprinkle mix, located at walmart as well Black gel food coloring
- Neon Green gel food coloring
- Green sparkle gel , located on amazon
- Green gumballs
How to Make Slime Cupcakes
Set your oven to 350°F and get your cupcake pan ready with liners. In a big bowl, mix the cake mix, eggs, butter, and whole milk until they’re fluffy. Add a few drops of neon green food coloring and mix well. You might need more drops to get a bright green color. Fill the liners about three-quarters full with the batter. Bake for 21 minutes.
In a medium bowl, mix the sprinkles. In a stand mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, heavy cream, and vanilla until the frosting is fluffy and forms peaks. Take about 1½ cups of frosting, put it in a medium bowl, and add a few drops of black gel food coloring. With the remaining frosting, add 6 to 8 drops of neon green gel food coloring.
Prepare a large piping bag by placing it in a big cup and folding the edges over the rim. Spoon 1 cup of green frosting on one side and 1 cup of black frosting on the other side of the bag. Set aside.
Use a scooper to put green frosting on each cupcake. Smooth the frosting into a flat disk with an angled spatula. Dip the frosted top into the sprinkles until it’s fully coated. Use the piping bag to add a dollop of frosting in the center. Drizzle green sparkle gel around the dollop and add more drips on top. Place a green gumball on top. Enjoy!
What other Halloween recipes should I try?
Easy Slime Cupcakes
Ingredients
- 1 french vanilla cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 Cup whole milk
- ½ Cup unsalted butter softened
- Neon green gel food coloring
Vanilla Frosting
- 2 Cup unsalted butter softened
- 5 Cup powdered sugar
- 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 3 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 bag Green sprinkle mix located at walmart. Use only the sprinkles in the bag, not the big green round icing circles
- 1 bag black sprinkle mix located at walmart as well
- Black gel food coloring
- Neon Green gel food coloring
- 2 tubes green sparkle gel located on amazon
- Green gumballs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake pan with the cupcake liners Using a large bowl, beat the cake mix, eggs, butter and whole milk until combined and fluffy
- Beat in a few drops of the neon green and mix till combined. You may need to add in a few more drops of the gel food coloring to get a vibrant shade of green
- Scoop batter into the liners, filling about ¾ way full
- Bake in the oven for 21 minutes
- Using a medium bowl, combine the sprinkles
- Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla until fluffy and holds a peak
- Using 1 medium bowl, scoop about 1 ½ C of frosting into the bowl and mix in a few drops of black gel food coloring
- Using the remaining frosting in the mixing bowl, mix in about 6 – 8 drops of the neon green gel food coloring
- Using the large piping bag, place it into a large cup and pull the piping bag over the edge of the glass to allow the inside of the piping bag to be wide open
- Spoon 1 cup of the green frosting onto one side of the piping bag
- Spoon the 1 cup of black frosting onto the other side of the piping bag
- Set aside
- Scoop green frosting using the scooper, onto the top of the cupcakes
- Using a angled spatula, smooth out the frosting into a flat thick disk
- Place the top of the cupcake frosting into the sprinkles and completely coat the frosting in sprinkles
- Using the piping bag, pipe a dollop of frosting in the center of the frosting mound Using the green sparkle gel, create drips of the gel around the center of the frosting dollop Create some more drips on top of the frosting
- Place the green gumball on top
- Enjoy!
