Now, I just love the look of those sweet little fondant ghost cupcakes, but I honestly am not a huge fan of the taste or texture of fondant! So the amazing Stef over at Cupcake Project worked it all out for us and created these darling Pumpkin Pie Ghost Cakes made from CREPES!
What's more, crepes are even easier to make than pancakes, so you get to have a little fun in the simplest kind of way. And they end up super delicious too, which is the whole point, right?
Here's how it's done . . .
Pumpkin Pie Crepes
Ingredients:
~ 5 eggs
~ 3 tbsp sugar
~ 1 tsp vanilla
~ 2 C flour
~ 1 1/2 C milk (I typically use 2%, but whatever you have on hand will work)
~ 1 C water (I've used extra milk instead of the water and it just makes them a bit richer)
~ Several tablespoons of butter for the skillet
1.) In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients except butter until there are no lumps.
Heat a skillet on medium (the size of your skillet for the perfect ghost cupcakes is 6 and 1/2 inches-you can find our favorite one HERE)
2.) When the skillet is warm, melt enough butter in it to coat the skillet.
Pour a ladle full of batter onto the buttered skillet and swirl the pan to spread the batter evenly over the entire skillet.
3.) Cook untouched until bubbles form in the crepe (about 1 minute). Flip the crepe and cook for another minute. Turn out onto a plate.
4.) Repeat steps 3-7 until all of your batter is used. To speed things up, you can work two skillets at once. It's not as hard as it sounds.
Now don't forget, you're going to need some tasty cupcakes underneath those crepes, with a delicious frosting to make these little guys as yummy as can be. You can use your favorite cupcake & frosting recipe or you can use the one Stef likes (her Apple Cobbler Cupcakes with Pumpkin Pie Frosting)
Pressed for time? Go ahead and use a box of cake mix and a store bought frosting. I'll never tell! Just make your cupcakes, let them cool, give them a frost and lay your crepe right over the top, pressing down carefully to make them stick. Then add two chocolate chip eyes and you are all set!
The inspiration for our ghost cupcakes (these are made with fondant!)
Or stand them up!
Boo-tiful Ghost Cake; you can find out how to make this here: I Am Baker
Get the lowdown on how to do this spider cake HERE.
Love these little witches with chocolate ice cream cone hats? Whip up a batch of these cupcakes by visiting HERE.
Ahh, now you just have to think of something you'll need cute desserts for, no? Happy Haunting!
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