Description
Playful witch hat cupcakes blend Halloween spirit with delightful chocolate and buttercream design. Festive decorations and creative piping techniques make this spooky dessert perfect for seasonal celebrations you can easily craft at home.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (240 ml / 8 fl oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup (200 g / 7 oz) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup (180 ml / 6 fl oz) vegetable oil
- ¾ cup (180 ml / 6 fl oz) milk
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup (227 g / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups (210 g / 7.4 oz) powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp (15 ml / 0.5 fl oz) heavy whipping cream, optional
- gel food coloring, green and orange
- 16 Oreo Thins Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
- 16 Hershey Kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and line muffin tin with cupcake liners for easy removal.
- Dry Ingredients: Thoroughly combine cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt in a mixing bowl, ensuring even distribution.
- Wet Mixture: Blend sugar, vegetable oil, and egg using an electric mixer until smooth and slightly aerated, then incorporate milk and vanilla extract.
- Batter Integration: Gently fold dry ingredients into wet mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a light, tender texture.
- Baking Process: Fill cupcake liners halfway with batter and bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, approximately 18-20 minutes.
- Cooling Stage: Remove cupcakes from tin and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Frosting Creation: Whip butter and vanilla until pale and fluffy, gradually incorporating powdered sugar to develop a smooth, spreadable consistency.
- Color Preparation: Divide frosting into two portions, tinting one green and another orange using gel food coloring.
- Decorative Assembly: Pipe green frosting across cupcake tops to create witch’s “hair” texture, then position an Oreo Thin as the hat base.
- Final Touches: Add a small orange frosting dollop to the Oreo, carefully placing a Hershey’s Kiss to complete the witch hat design.
Notes
- Prevent Overmixing: Stir batter gently to maintain a light, tender cupcake texture and avoid dense, tough results.
- Color Consistency: Use gel food coloring for vibrant, even green and orange frosting without watering down the mixture.
- Cooling Technique: Let cupcakes rest in the tin briefly before transferring to a rack, preventing breakage and ensuring even cooling.
- Frosting Precision: Select appropriate piping tips for creating textured “hair” and precise hat details, enhancing the witch-themed design.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 17
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg