SPOOKY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

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These special cupcakes, decorated with bats, black cats, webs and ghosts, disappeared fast!-Barb Schlafer, Appleton, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 19

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups water
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
FROSTING:
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
4-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
Black paste food coloring
Orange and black M&M's
Tart 'n' Tiny candies

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Combine the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 15-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks., In a bowl, cream the shortening, butter and confectioners' sugar. Stir in water and extracts. Remove 1/2 cup frosting to a small bowl; tint with black food coloring. Frost cupcakes with remaining white frosting., Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag. Insert a small round #5 tip; fill bag with black frosting. Decorate cupcakes with black frosting and candies as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 360 calories, Fat 17g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 242mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (36g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

Md nayan Uddin
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These cupcakes were a big hit at my son's birthday party. They were gone in minutes!


GetFitstayfit fit
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I loved these cupcakes! They were so moist and chocolatey. The frosting was the perfect amount of sweetness.


Hector L Diaz III
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These cupcakes were a little dry, but the frosting was delicious.


Altaf hussan
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I'm not a baker, but these cupcakes were easy to make. They turned out great and I'll definitely be making them again.


Ruach Biel
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These cupcakes were a lot of work, but they were worth it. They were so delicious and everyone at my party loved them.


Shedrack Billions
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I made these cupcakes for my family and they loved them! They said they were the best chocolate cupcakes they've ever had.


Mea Jade
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These cupcakes are perfect for Halloween! They're spooky and delicious.


Nazia Asim
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I'm not sure what went wrong, but my cupcakes didn't turn out as good as the picture. They were still tasty, though.


King Abubakar
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These cupcakes were easy to make and they turned out great! I'll definitely be making them again.


Sachele Winn
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I had a hard time finding all of the ingredients for this recipe, but it was worth it in the end. The cupcakes were delicious!


Purnima Purna
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These cupcakes were a little too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.


Naresh Bhat
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I'm not a huge fan of chocolate cupcakes, but these were really good. The frosting was especially delicious.


Khalid Waheed Khan
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These cupcakes are so cute and festive! I love the way the orange frosting looks like pumpkins.


William Currie
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I made these cupcakes for my kids' school bake sale and they were a huge success! They were gone in minutes.


MD Tarek Rahman
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These cupcakes were a hit at my Halloween party! They were so easy to make and the kids loved them. I'll definitely be making them again next year.