Halloween Cupcakes | Ghost Meringue Cupcakes

This is 1 of my close pop posts, originally posted inwards 2011. I larn multiple role permission requests every October, in addition to then I idea I'd re-share it amongst you, too. Emma in addition to I innovation to brand them for our Pumpkin Carving political party this weekend. I can't facial expression to run into what she thinks of the meringue - it is much similar her love "Marsh-Marsh".
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Have you lot e'er made swiss meringue? Or used a pipage bag? Halloween is a keen vacation to experiment in addition to examine novel skills... you lot tin nation your failed examine was supposed to live on 'scary' in addition to imperfect! These Ghost Meringue Cupcakes are so, in addition to then uncomplicated to brand - you lot can't larn wrong.

Ghost Meringue Cupcakes
with Oreo Dirt
Spooky Halloween Treats

24 Chocolate Cupcakes (I role a box!)
1 recipe of Chocolate Buttercream (recipe below)
White or Brown Cupcake Liners
10 Oreo Cookies, crumbled
1 recipe of Swiss Meringue (recipe below)
two Piping Bags (I role disposable, you lot tin purchase here)
Black Food Coloring
Toothpick

I similar all of the dissimilar shapes in addition to sizes of the meringue 'ghosts' - it makes them appear similar they convey dissimilar personalities.

Swiss Meringue

iv egg whites
1 loving cup of sugar
1 pinch of cream of tarter

In the overstep bowl of a double boiler (glass bowl sitting on a sauce pan amongst simmering water), whisk together egg whites, saccharide in addition to cream of tarter. Cook mixture inwards the double boiler over medium depression oestrus for 3-5 minutes, or until saccharide has dissolved. If you lot rub the mixture betwixt your fingers, you lot should live on able to tell if the saccharide has dissolved.

Transfer the mixture to your kitchen aid fitted amongst the whisk attachment. Whisk on high for 7-10 minutes. The mixture volition cool in addition to froth into a thick meringue equally it whips.

Chocolate Buttercream

two sticks of butter, softened
iv cups of powdered sugar
two tablespoons of cocoa
1 teaspoon of vanilla

In a kitchen aid fitted amongst a paddle attachment, whip together all of the ingredients for v minutes until lite in addition to airy. If needed, add together to a greater extent than powdered saccharide or a tiny chip of milk to accomplish desired thickness.