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Wicked Witch Cupcakes

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In case you are still trying to decide what sorts of spooky treats you want to make for Halloween, this recipe is the one you've been looking for. These witch hat cupcakes are festive and fun!

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Ingredients

  • HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES:
  • 24 brown mini M&Ms plus, more for filling (optional)
  • Hershey's Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Dirty Green Simple Buttercream
  • 12 chocolate sugar cones
  • 1 pound black licorice laces, cut into 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch and 2-inch lengths
  • 12 candy corns
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 6 tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa powder
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup milk, room temperature
  • 1 large egg, lightly beaten, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • DIRTY GREEN SIMPLE BUTTERCREAM:
  • 1 1/2 pounds (6 sticks) butter, softened
  • 1 pound confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Red and green food coloring

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES:

Place rack in center of oven and heat to 350°F. Line cupcake tins with 12 paper liners; set aside.

In a large bowl, combine cocoa, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add butter, milk, egg, and vanilla. Using a hand-held electric mixer on medium speed, beat for two minutes. Add boiling water and beat to combine (batter will be thin). Divide batter evenly between 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.

DIRTY GREEN SIMPLE BUTTERCREAM:
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the 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.

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