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Best Black Velvet Cupcakes

Elegant black cupcakes with striking black frosting on top. Perfect for Halloween!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 489 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Cupcakes:
  • 190 g softened butter
  • 190 g caster sugar
  • 2 Teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 Medium eggs
  • 170 g self-raising flour
  • 2 Tablespoons cocoa powder (you can use black cocoa powder to save on food colouring)
  • black food colouring (as much as needed to get your desired shade)
Frosting:
  • 120 g softened butter
  • 500 g icing sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 Teaspoon almond extract (or vanilla extract)
  • black food colouring (or black cocoa powder)

Instructions

Cupcakes:
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  1. Preheat your oven to 180℃ (160℃ for fan ovens) and line a cupcake or muffin tin with 12 black cupcake cases.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar then stir in the vanilla extract.
  3. Mix in the flour, cocoa powder and eggs, a little bit at a time, until you have a smooth, thick cake batter. Then stir in the black food colouring.
  4. Divide the batter between your 12 cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick through the middle comes out clean. Then transfer them to a wire rack to cool.
Frosting:
  1. Add the butter to a bowl and mix in half of the icing sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk. Once that's smooth, stir in the rest of the icing sugar and milk.
  2. Mix the almond extract and food colouring/black cocoa powder into the frosting then transfer it to a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle.
  3. Pipe some frosting onto each cupcake then enjoy!

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cupcake Calories 489kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 23g (35%) Saturated Fat 14g (70%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 6g Cholesterol 41mg (14%) Sodium 18mg (1%) Potassium 33mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 58g (116%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12cupcakes

Amount Per Serving

Calories 489

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cupcake
Calories 489kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 23g 35%
Saturated Fat 14g 70%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 6g 30%
Cholesterol 41mg 14%
Sodium 18mg 1%
Potassium 33mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 58g 116%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.