Description
Easy-to-make chocolate cupcakes decorated like bats for a simple Halloween treat.
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (for frosting)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- 1 package chocolate sandwich cookies
- Black food coloring gel
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for two minutes.
- Carefully stir in the hot water until the batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely.
- To make the frosting, beat the softened butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar and cocoa powder, alternating with milk, until smooth. Add vanilla extract and beat until light and fluffy. Add black food coloring gel until you achieve a deep black color.
- Frost each cooled cupcake with the black frosting.
- Take one chocolate sandwich cookie and gently break it in half. You will use these halves as the bat wings.
- Insert the two cookie halves into the frosting on each cupcake, positioning them like wings spread out.
- Use a small dab of frosting to attach two small pieces of the remaining cookie or small candies for eyes, if desired.
Notes
- You can use store-bought chocolate frosting if you prefer a quicker option.
- For a deeper chocolate flavor, use dark cocoa powder in the cake batter.
- Make sure the cupcakes are completely cool before frosting them.
- Prep Time: 25 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 35
- Sodium: 200
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 50
Keywords: bat cupcakes, halloween cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes, easy dessert, black frosting