Halloween Cupcakes

by Laura Dachman
(Satu Mare, Romania)

100 gr butter
100 gr sugar
seeds from 1 vanilla bean
2 eggs
100 ml strawberry liqueur
200 gr flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
melted chocolate, candies, jelly candies, etc.. , for decoration (note from Victoria - I recommend to use only candies made with natural colors and flavors)

Preheat oven to 180 C. In a bowl beat butter with sugar and vanilla seeds. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in 100 ml strawberry liqueur. Mix the flour with baking powder, cinnamon and a pinch of salt and then fold them in the egg mixture.
Divide the mixture obtained in a cupacake pan. Bake the cupcakes for 20 mins. Let cupcakes to cool then decorate them as you like.