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Classic Chocolate Cupcakes

Get in the Halloween Spirit with these Franken-Cake Cupcake heads! They are sure to provide a monsterously good time for any Halloween get-together!

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 3 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • To make Mini FrankenCake heads:
  • 24 extra large marshmallows
  • 1 package Wilton Green Candy Melts - Vanilla Flavor
  • 1 package Wilton Candy Eyeballs
  • 1 tube each Wilton Piping Gel - Black and Sparkling Red Colors
  • Approx 1 cup Chocolate Jimmies
  • Hershey Chocolate baking chunks - approx 48 pieces 


Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.
  • Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well. Fill the muffin cups 3/4 full.
  • Bake for 15 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
  • Frost with your favorite frosting when cool!
  • Directions for decorating Franken-Cake Heads:
  • Line a baking sheet with wax or parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl melt Wilton Green Candy Melts per package directions.
  • Carefully coat marshmallows with melted candy coating and set on prepared baking sheet to dry - approx 30 minutes
  • Place chocolate jimmies in a small bowl.
  • Spread a thin layer of additional candy coating on the top of each marshmallow (you may need to re-heat the candy melts to thin it out again)
  • Dip the wet marshmallow tops into the bowl of jimmies to coat. This will make the hair for the FrankenCakes.
  • When the hair is set, dip the backside of each Wilton Candy Eyeball in green candy coating and “glue” them to one side of the marshmallows.
  • You can use tweezers to do this, so you have a bit more control over where you want to place the eyes.
  • Use the Black Wilton Piping Gel to create eyebrows, nose and mouth on each marshmallow. Be creative!
  • Use Sparkling Red Piping Gel to make scars, if desired.
  • Use remaining melted green candy to adhere Chocolate Baking Chunks to the bottom of the marshmallows to create the “knobs” on the sides of FrankenCakes neck.
  • When finished, frost Chocolate Cupcakes lightly with your favorite Chocolate Icing and place the Frankenstein Heads on top of the icing.
  • Makes 24 Franken-cake Cupcakes
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