Gluten Free Halloween Cupcakes

 

Gluten-free "mummy" cupcakes

One of Bubby's friends who RSVP'd that he was attending the Halloween party follows a gluten-free diet.  I wanted to make some treats he could enjoy and decided to make cupcakes.

I didn't want to invest in gluten free flour, because I won't use it often. So I decided to get a cake mix.  Earlier this year I had success with the Nature's Promise gluten free cake mix, but it doesn't seem to be available in stores right now.  Not sure if it's been discontinued or if it's out of stock. And the other mixes I saw were so expensive!  The budget for the party had already been exceeded, so I turned to good old Betty Crocker.  A name you (think you) can trust.  

Was I ever wrong!  Though the cupcakes baked up OK, the taste was absolutely awful. This even though I tried to elevate the taste by adding buttermilk instead of water.  But they were dense and dry, only fit to be thrown away.  Unfortunately I didn't realize this until after the party. Or I wouldn't have put them out. Especially because the gluten-free guest didn't even show up!

These gluten-free mummies did look pretty cute, with their vanilla buttercream and candy eyeballs.  But they should have stayed in their tomb!


Worst cake mix ever.






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