Description
These Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes are a spooky and fun treat perfect for any Halloween party. Chocolate cupcakes topped with black frosting and chocolate witch hats make for a festive and delicious dessert.
Ingredients
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Cupcakes:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus eggs, oil, and water as directed)
Black Frosting:
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- black gel food coloring
Witch Hats:
- 12 chocolate sugar cones
- 12 round chocolate cookies (like fudge-striped cookies or Oreos)
- assorted sprinkles or candy decorations
- colored frosting or candy melts for hat trim (orange, green, or purple)
Instructions
- Prepare Cupcakes: Preheat the oven and prepare the chocolate cupcake batter according to the package instructions. Bake and let cool.
- Make Frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and cream until fluffy. Color with black gel food coloring.
- Decorate: Frost cupcakes, create witch hats with cones and cookies, decorate hats, and place one on each cupcake.
Notes
- Use dark cocoa powder for a deeper cupcake color.
- If black frosting is challenging, start with chocolate frosting and add black food gel.
- Children can enjoy decorating the hats with candies.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 410
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 270mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 55g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
