These Halloween Cupcakes Topped With Witch Hats Deliver A Spooky Sprinkle Surprise
Make Halloween magical this year by dressing up your cupcakes with witch hats. TikToker Rachel Lindsay (@cakedbyrach) is demonstrating how to artfully apply the decorations. Her video has already earned 5.9 million views.
These soft and moist chocolate cupcakes, topped with adorable and festive witch hats, will certainly make all the ghouls and goblins fall under their spell.
The best part about this treat is that when the hat is lifted from the cupcake, a bunch of colorful candies spill out from under it, as if by magic.
You can even use store-bought cupcakes if you’re short on time or ingredients. But if you would rather bake your cupcakes from scratch, go with your favorite chocolate cupcake recipe.
So, gather around the cauldron—or the kitchen island—to create this witchy wonder. Before we can get to the witch hats, we need to have cupcakes to work with first. If you went ahead and bought cupcakes, you can skip this part.
Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 cup of plain flour
- 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder
- 1 cup of caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 tablespoon of vinegar
- 1/2 cup of canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup of boiling coffee
For the cupcakes, start by combining the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and sift the mixture into a large bowl. Add the caster sugar and salt, and use a whisk to stir everything together.
In a separate bowl, pour in the milk and vinegar and set it aside for 10 minutes. Then, add canola oil and eggs. Stir gently.
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Next, combine the wet and dry ingredients. Mix until everything is well combined. Finally, add boiling coffee and stir. Fill cupcake liners halfway with the batter. Bake them in the oven at 355 degrees Fahrenheit.
Witch Hat Ingredients
- Waffle cones
- Candy melts
- Orange fondant
- Candies or sprinkles
Start by carefully cutting some ice cream cones with a small serrated knife to the size you want your witch hats to be. You can also find mini waffle cones at many grocery stores.
Next, place the cones on a sheet of parchment paper with the points facing up. Pour melted chocolate over the cones, making sure to cover them completely.
Use a toothpick to guide the chocolate and create the brim of the hat around the bottom of the cones. Allow the chocolate to set. Then, decorate the hats!
Rachel used a strip of orange fondant to wrap around the base of the hats and to make the buckles. Add a swirl of purple or orange buttercream frosting to your chocolate cupcakes.
Fill the cones with as many candies or sprinkles as your heart desires. Finally, place the cones on top of the cupcakes without spilling any of the goodies inside.
@cakedbyrach Magic hats ?????? Lift them up and treats fall out, just like magic ??????? ????? Cut an ice cream cone to the size you’d like your hats to be. ????? Sit it onto parchment paper and pour over melted chocolate. Use a toothpick to help guide the chocolate, covering the cone and making a brim around the bottom. ????? Let them set and then decorate the hats. I used orange fondant to add a strip around the base and to make a buckle. ????? Add a colourful swirl of buttercream to your cupcakes. ?????Fill the cones with candy or sprinkles, I used fancysprinkles (you can fill them as much or as little as you like) ?????Sit the cupcake onto the hat and carefully flip them over. ?????Serve them in a bowl to avoid a sprinkle covered carpet. #cupcake #halloween #spookytreats #easyideas #halloweenbaking #cakedbyrach #witcheshat #chocolate #cutefood #cakeart #cupcakesofinstagram
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