Cupcake Graveyard
Transform your Halloween dessert table into a spooky spectacle with these irresistible "Cupcake Graveyard" treats! These chocolate cupcakes are decadently moist with a rich cocoa flavor, topped with velvety chocolate buttercream and a crumbled cookie "dirt" topping for a creepy touch. Each cupcake is adorned with an edible cookie tombstone, complete with personalized spooky inscriptions using an edible marker, as well as candy pumpkins and optional green icing for a grassy effect. Perfect for Halloween parties or themed gatherings, these cupcakes are both a delicious dessert and a fun, edible craft. With a quick prep time and an eerie aesthetic, the Cupcake Graveyard is a ghoulishly delightful way to celebrate the season.
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoons salt
- 0.75 cup milk
- 0.33 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 piece large egg
- 0.5 cup hot water
- 10 pieces chocolate sandwich cookies (e.g., Oreos)
- 2 cups chocolate buttercream frosting
- 12 pieces rectangular cookies (e.g., Milano cookies) for tombstones
- 1 pieces edible marker
- 12 pieces candy pumpkins
- 1 tube green decorative icing (optional, for grass)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and egg until well combined.
Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until smooth. Stir in the hot water until the batter is thin but evenly mixed.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack.
While the cupcakes cool, crush the chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor or place them in a zip-top bag and crush them using a rolling pin to create 'dirt'.
Once the cupcakes are cool, frost each cupcake with chocolate buttercream frosting.
Sprinkle the crushed chocolate cookie 'dirt' generously over the frosting.
Using the edible marker, write spooky phrases (e.g., 'R.I.P', 'BOO') on the rectangular cookies to create 'tombstones'.
Insert one 'tombstone' cookie vertically into the frosting of each cupcake.
Decorate each cupcake with a candy pumpkin and add small touches of green icing around the base of the tombstone for grass, if desired.
Serve your delicious and haunting Cupcake Graveyard at your Halloween party or enjoy it as a festive treat!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
7992 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 288.7 g | 370% | |
| Saturated Fat | 124.5 g | 622% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 44.5 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 405 mg | 135% | |
| Sodium | 3490 mg | 152% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 1406.8 g | 512% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 61.6 g | 220% | |
| Total Sugars | 1058.0 g | ||
| Protein | 56.2 g | 112% | |
| Vitamin D | 3.0 mcg | 15% | |
| Calcium | 671 mg | 52% | |
| Iron | 34.6 mg | 192% | |
| Potassium | 3058 mg | 65% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
