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halloween witch cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
1 large egg, lightly beaten, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water
Buttercream Frosting
1 1/2 pounds (6 sticks) butter, softened
1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Red and green food coloring
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24 brown mini candy-coated chocolates, such as mini M&Ms, plus more for filling (optional)
12 candy corn pieces
1 pound black licorice laces, cut into 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch, and 2-inch lengths
12 chocolate sugar cones
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Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 12
halloween witch cupcakes
Gallery
Read the full recipe after the video.
Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 12
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 12
Yield: Makes 12
Makes 12
halloween witch cupcakes
halloween witch cupcakes
Ingredients
Ingredients
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 cup milk, room temperature
1 large egg, lightly beaten, room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 pounds (6 sticks) butter, softened
1 pound confectioners’ sugar, sifted
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
Red and green food coloring
24 brown mini candy-coated chocolates, such as mini M&Ms, plus more for filling (optional)
12 candy corn pieces
1 pound black licorice laces, cut into 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch, and 2-inch lengths
12 chocolate sugar cones
Directions
Chocolate Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Line cupcake tins with 12 paper liners; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine cocoa, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter, milk, egg, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed for two minutes. (Alternatively, combine ingredients in a large bowl, then beat with a hand-held electric mixer.) Add boiling water and beat to combine (batter will be thin). Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners.
Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Buttercream Frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Begin beating on low speed, increasing to high for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally. Using food coloring, tint the icing dirty green.
Using a melon baller, scoop out the center of each cupcake, and fill with candy-coated chocolates, if desired.
Cover the tops of each cupcake with a generous mound (about 1/3 cup) of buttercream. Insert one candy corn into each cupcake to form a nose. Insert two candy-coated chocolates into each cupcake to form eyes. Place two 1/2-inch lengths of licorice above the eyes to form eyebrows for the witch. Place the 1/4-inch licorice lengths above the eyebrows to form bangs. Place an inverted cone on top of bangs, pressing gently into buttercream to adhere. Place the 2-inch licorice lengths under the cone hat to form the hair. Decorated cupcakes can be stored up to 1 day at room temperature.
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70 Ratings
5 star values:
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3 star values:
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1 star values:
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70 Ratings
5 star values:
19
4 star values:
19
3 star values:
22
2 star values:
3
1 star values:
7
70 Ratings
5 star values:
19
4 star values:
19
3 star values:
22
2 star values:
3
1 star values:
7
70 Ratings
5 star values:
19
4 star values:
19
3 star values:
22
2 star values:
3
1 star values:
7
- 5 star values:
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Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2010
I used Oreo cones. Most supermarkets have them.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2010
I can't seem to find the sugar cones anywhere! Do you reckon just dunking a small ice cream cone in chocolate and sticking it in the freezer to solidify will work?
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/27/2010
Oops! I meant that I went to five different stores looking for chocolate cones and couldn't find them so I already had red
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/27/2010
I went to five different stores
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/23/2010
I couldnt find chocolate cones, so I covered them in construction paper and also put yummy treats inside them :D
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2009
I had trouble finding the black licorice laces so I used the red pull and peel twizzlers that worked out great! I also used the chocolate oreo cones, really cute and yummy!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
11/03/2008
why not use pretzels as hair they sure are healthier than licorice ....
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/29/2008
I guess that's what I'll have to do with the licorice too. I have my mother and aunt on the look out of any of the laces. If they find any I'll post where for you :)
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2008
I haven't found the licorice laces either, so I've been taking the regular licorice and cutting them very thin. Thanks for the oreo tip :)
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2008
I found chocolate Oreo cones at a local Giant but I cannot find the black licorice laces. Any ideas for that?
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/25/2008
Does anyone know where to buy chocolate sugar cones? I have made these the past few years with regular sugar cones and paint them in chocolate because I cannot find them anywhere here in AZ. Would like to save myself a step, so if anyone has any ideas, please help !
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
09/16/2008
Where did you find the chocolate cones?
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
09/13/2008
I made these for a Halloween Party a few years ago and they were perfect. Leftovers are tricky because the cone goes soft. I use the buttercream, tinted many different ways, throughout the year!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
02/14/2008
You could easily take this idea to make gnome cupcakes! Dip the cones in red choclate melts and decorate to look like a gnome! :)
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2010
I used Oreo cones. Most supermarkets have them.
Rating: Unrated
I can't seem to find the sugar cones anywhere! Do you reckon just dunking a small ice cream cone in chocolate and sticking it in the freezer to solidify will work?
Rating: Unrated
10/27/2010
Oops! I meant that I went to five different stores looking for chocolate cones and couldn't find them so I already had red
I went to five different stores
Rating: Unrated
10/23/2010
I couldnt find chocolate cones, so I covered them in construction paper and also put yummy treats inside them :D
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2009
I had trouble finding the black licorice laces so I used the red pull and peel twizzlers that worked out great! I also used the chocolate oreo cones, really cute and yummy!
Rating: Unrated
11/03/2008
why not use pretzels as hair they sure are healthier than licorice ....
Rating: Unrated
10/29/2008
I guess that's what I'll have to do with the licorice too. I have my mother and aunt on the look out of any of the laces. If they find any I'll post where for you :)
Rating: Unrated
10/28/2008
I haven't found the licorice laces either, so I've been taking the regular licorice and cutting them very thin. Thanks for the oreo tip :)
I found chocolate Oreo cones at a local Giant but I cannot find the black licorice laces. Any ideas for that?
Rating: Unrated
10/25/2008
Does anyone know where to buy chocolate sugar cones? I have made these the past few years with regular sugar cones and paint them in chocolate because I cannot find them anywhere here in AZ. Would like to save myself a step, so if anyone has any ideas, please help !
Rating: Unrated
09/16/2008
Where did you find the chocolate cones?
Rating: Unrated
09/13/2008
I made these for a Halloween Party a few years ago and they were perfect. Leftovers are tricky because the cone goes soft. I use the buttercream, tinted many different ways, throughout the year!
Rating: Unrated
02/14/2008
You could easily take this idea to make gnome cupcakes! Dip the cones in red choclate melts and decorate to look like a gnome! :)
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