Mummies Chocolate Cupcakes

By Meals_by_Mel

Spread each cupcake with a thin layer of meringue buttercream. Add jelly beans dotted with melted chocolate for the eyes and red Gummi candy for the mouth. Using a ribbon tip (such as Ateco #44), pipe bands of buttercream.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
• 3/4 cup teaspoon(s) baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup(s) warm water
• 3/4 cup(s) buttermilk
• 3 tablespoon(s) safflower oil
• 1 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from delish.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners; set aside. Sift together cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl to assure batter is well mixed.

Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake until tops spring back when touched, about 20 minutes, rotating pan once if needed. Transfer to a wire rack; let cool completely.