Description
These Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes are a fun and festive dark chocolate treat with a colorful cream cheese filling and topped with whimsical witch hat decorations. Ideal for Halloween parties, these cupcakes are sure to impress with their spooky yet delightful appearance.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Cupcakes:
- 1 (15.25 oz) box Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
- 3 Eggs (or follow package instructions)
- ½ cup Oil (or follow package instructions)
- 1 ¼ cups Water (or follow package instructions)
- For the Cream Cheese Filling (Optional):
- 8 oz Cream Cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- For the Green Food Coloring:
- 34 drops Green
- 3 drops Yellow
- 2 drops Blue
- For the Witch Hats:
- 24 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (with green/mint filling or your choice)
- 24 Dark Chocolate Kisses Candy
- 1 (16 oz) tub Dark Chocolate Frosting
- 1 small Squeeze Tube of Green Frosting
Instructions
- Prepare the Cupcake Batter:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (or follow the cake mix package instructions).
- Prepare the dark chocolate cake mix as directed on the box and set aside.
- Make the Cream Cheese Filling (Optional):
- In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth using a hand mixer.
- Add green food coloring to the cream cheese mixture and blend until the color is even. Refrigerate the filling for 10-15 minutes to firm up.
- Assemble the Cupcakes:
- Line two 12-cup cupcake pans with black cupcake liners.
- Fill each cupcake liner ⅓ full with the prepared cake batter.
- Add a spoonful of cream cheese filling to each cupcake, then top off with the remaining cake batter to cover the filling.
- Bake the cupcakes for 13-16 minutes (or as directed on the package), until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let the cupcakes cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Make the Witch Hats:
- While the cupcakes cool, assemble the witch hats by using a small amount of chocolate frosting to attach a chocolate kiss to the center of each sandwich cookie.
- Pipe a small band of green frosting around the base of the chocolate kiss to create the witch hat.
- Decorate the Cupcakes:
- Once the cupcakes are fully cooled, frost the tops with the remaining chocolate frosting.
- Place a witch hat on top of each frosted cupcake to complete the look.
Notes
- If the cream cheese filling is too soft to handle, refrigerate it a bit longer to firm up before adding it to the cupcakes.
- Make sure cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting to avoid melting the frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 465 kcal
- Sugar: 40 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 62 g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 50 mg