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Air Fryer Halloween Cupcakes
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: 20 min
- Cook time: 15 min
- Serving: 12
- Note plus the time needed for the cupcakes to cool.
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PRESENTATION
Air Fryer Halloween Cupcakes skip the oven entirely, which makes them genuinely useful when October 31st arrives faster than expected. The cocoa batter gets its soft, pleasantly sweet character from condensed milk—not as a finishing touch, but as a structural ingredient folded into the mix before the cupcakes go into the air fryer. A few minutes of cooking is all it takes to turn that batter into fluffy little cakes with enough structure to hold a generous swirl of frosting, making them a practical choice for a themed party or a last-minute buffet spread.
The orange frosting doubles down on condensed milk, this time blended with fresh spreadable cheese into something creamy enough to pipe into vivid rosettes with a piping bag. That combination keeps the frosting smooth and stable without relying on butter, and the bright orange color reads clearly against the dark cocoa base. Halloween-themed sugar decorations press right into each swirl to finish the look, turning a straightforward cocoa cupcake into something festive that holds its appearance without much fuss or additional effort on your part.
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INGREDIENTS
- for 12 cupcakes
- Type 00 flour 1.7 cups (200 g)
- Condensed milk 0.7 cup (200 g) - ≈ 2/3 cup
- Baking powder 1 tsp (4 g)
- Sugar 0.7 cup (130 g)
- Eggs 2
- Unsweetened cocoa powder 0.7 cup (60 g)
- Fine salt to taste
- Vegetable oil 6 tbsp (80 g)
- Whole milk 3.5 oz (100 g)
- for the frosting
- Cream cheese 1 ¾ cup (400 g)
- Condensed milk 7 oz (197 g)
- Food coloring to taste - orange
- for decorating
- Sprinkles to taste - Halloween-themed
Preparation
How to prepare Air Fryer Halloween Cupcakes
To make the air fryer Halloween cupcakes, start with the batter. In a large bowl, add the eggs, the milk 1, the vegetable oil 2 and the sweetened condensed milk 3.
Whisk with a hand whisk 4, then add the sugar and mix again 5. Sift the flour into the bowl 6.
Then sift in the baking powder 7 and the cocoa powder 8 and whisk well. Finally add a pinch of salt 9.
Mix again until you obtain a smooth, thick batter 10. At this point transfer it into 12 liners suitable for air fryer cooking 11. You can use silicone liners or sturdy paper ones. Fill them to about two-thirds of their capacity to leave room for rising.
Place the cupcakes in the air fryer basket without overlapping and cook at 1550C (3110F) for 13–15 minutes, selecting the dessert/cake setting if available. If you cannot fit all the liners in the basket, bake in multiple batches. Before removing them from the basket 12, check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of a cupcake: it should come out dry. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
Meanwhile prepare the frosting: place the spreadable cream cheese in a bowl, add the sweetened condensed milk 13 and whisk with a hand whisk until you get a smooth, homogeneous cream 14. Add a little orange gel food coloring at a time 15.
Stir well until you reach the desired color intensity 16. Transfer the frosting to a piping bag fitted with a star tip about 5/16 in (8 mm) in diameter. Pipe the cream onto the cooled cupcakes, creating decorative swirls 17. Finish with Halloween-themed colored sprinkles 18. Store the cupcakes in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Storage
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