Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large egg whites (room temperature)
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1 stick unsalted butter (softened)
- 2 cups confectioner’s sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- purple gel food coloring
- black decorating frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat room temperature egg whites with cream of tartar using an electric mixer until frothy.
- Gradually add sugar while increasing mixer speed to high, beating until bright white and semi-stiff peaks form.
- Pipe meringue into ghost shapes on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 2 hours; turn off the oven and leave meringues inside for an additional 30 minutes to cool.
- For the buttercream frosting, mix softened butter, confectioner’s sugar, and milk until smooth; tint with purple gel food coloring.
- Frost cooled cupcakes generously with purple buttercream and top each with a meringue ghost, adding eyes and mouths with black decorating frosting.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg