Description
Nutty black sesame cupcakes topped with smooth black sesame buttercream and finished with creepy white chocolate eyeballs for a hauntingly delicious Halloween treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- For Black Sesame Cupcakes:
- 1¾ cups cake flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons oil (any neutral oil of choice)
- 2 tablespoons black tahini
- ⅔ cup whole milk
- For Black Sesame Buttercream:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons black tahini
- 1½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tablespoon heavy cream
- Garnish:
- 16 white chocolate eyeballs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together cake flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, sour cream, oil, and black tahini, mixing well.
- Gradually add the flour mixture, alternating with whole milk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix until just combined.
- Divide batter evenly into the lined muffin tin and bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
- For the buttercream: In a large bowl, beat softened butter until creamy. Add black tahini and powdered sugar, mixing on low speed until combined. Add heavy cream and beat until fluffy.
- Frost the cooled cupcakes with the black sesame buttercream and top with white chocolate eyeballs for a spooky garnish.
Notes
Ensure cupcakes are fully cooled before frosting to avoid melting the buttercream. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Halloween, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280 kcal
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: Halloween Black Sesame Eyeball Cupcakes