Banana Ghost Cupcakes

There are ghost popping up on websites and blogs everywhere right now, reminding me of a particular ghost cupcake that I had wanted to make. Scouring through my cupcake books, I just cannot find that ghost anywhere! I am hoping to replicate the cute little ghost as best as I can from memory (the one in the above picture in the center top came the closest). Where is Scooby-Doo when you need him? (To help me find the ghost!)

 For the cupcake, I used a Banana Cupcake recipe adapted from the Pink Princess Cupcakes Book that was suggested to use for the Teacup Treats, Pixie Princess, and Sunshine Princess designs. However, I didn't use it for any of those cupcakes and decided to use in on a non-princess cupcake!

 

 Banana Cupcakes

(Adapted from Pink Princess Cupcakes by Barbara Beery)

1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine

1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs (room temperature)

3/4 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium sized bananas)

1 cup self rising flour

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

 

In mixer, cream margarine and sugar. Add eggs in one at a time mixing well after each. Add in vanilla extract and bananas. Add in flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg just until mixed. Fill 12 liners 2/3 full of cupcake batter. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool.

The cupcakes have a light flavor. I do appreciate a lighter, less sweet cupcake from time to time. These are another cupcake that would be perfect for after dinner, just the right amount of flavor. I could eat one of these right after the other!
They are topped with Cool-Whip that I squeezed through a piping bag and the eyes are Wilton Rainbow Chip Crunch.

These are close to the ghost I remember, but something is different. I will probably find the recipe after Halloween! Maybe it wasn't a cupcake at all? A brownie maybe? Whenever I do find it, if it is on the internet, I will be sure to pin it to my Halloween & Fall Board on Pinterest! On my ghost hunt, I did find another fun...very fun cupcake to make soon!

Happy Haunting!

*Update 9/30/2011: Thanks to Liz at Hoosier Homemade, I have found my ghosts! They are in the "What's New Cupcake?" book. The ghost in the top picture on this post in the center does look like the ones in the book. The difference is in the book the ghost sits on top of Oreo dirt! Mystery Solved!

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