Eggless Mummy Cupcakes

One more interesting and a spooky halloween bakes from my kitchen..After Eggless Spooky Witch Fingers, my long time wish of making mummy cupcakes is finally accompalished and i have to say big thanks to Nalini Suresh of Nalini's Kitchen for suggesting this mummy cupcakes for our this month's Home Baker's Challenge. The recipe Nalini suggested goes both for eggs and butter, since i dont want to make my cupcakes with eggs and butter, i skipped them both and replaced it with yogurt and flaxseed meal. Those chocolate cupcakes came out extremely spongy,super moist with a wonderful coffee flavour.

Also for the frosting, i went for mascarpone cheese frosting since i found that this frosting is very easy and less fatty when compared to the butter cream frosting. If you want something different and spooky for the coming Halloween celebration,just give a try to this spooky but cute and adorable addictive cupcakes. My kids enjoyed thoroughly this mummy cupcakes especially the mascarpone frosting.Sending to Srivalli's Cake Mela.

For cupcake:
1cup All purpose flour
3/4cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2tsp Baking powder
1tbsp Espresso powder or instant coffee powder
2tbsp Flaxseed meal
1/4tsp Baking soda
1cup Sugar
1cup Oil
1cup Yogurt
1tsp Vanilla extract
1/4tsp Salt

For frosting:
1/4cup Mascarpone cheese
1/4cup Heavy cream
1/2tsp Vanilla extract
1cup Confectioner's sugar

Preheat the oven to 350F, line the cupcake tin with paper liners.

Mix the flaxseed meal with 6tablespoons of warm water,keep aside.

In a bowl, sieve together the flour,cocoa powder, espresso powder,baking powder,baking soda and salt,keep aside

In an another, beat together oil,sugar,yogurt and flaxseed meal mixture until the sugar gets dissolves.

Add the vanilla extract, gradually add the flour mixture and dont overmix the batter.

Spoon the batter to the cupcake holders.

Bake for 20-25minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.

Let the cupcakes gets cool completely.

Meanwhile beat the mascarpone cheese,heavy cream,vanilla extract with confectioner's sugar until they turns soft.

Place the mascarpone frosting in a piping bag and pipe over the cupcakes.

While the frosting is wet, press 2 m&m's or 2 chocolate chips on each cupcake to create the eyes.