Hocus Pocus Cupcakes
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Hocus Pocus Cupcakes
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Chocolate cupcakes decorated with frosting to look like Hocus Pocus characters.
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 cup boiling water
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder optional
- 2 cups all-purpose flour properly measured
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk at room temperature
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup vegetable oil
Vanilla buttercream
- 2 cups butter room temperature
- 2 pounds powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Yellow, orange, and purple food coloring
- Silver edible glitter
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Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two 12-cup cupcake cake pans with paper liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the water, cocoa powder, and espresso powder, if using, and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, set it aside.
- Whisk in the milk, eggs, and oil into the cooled cocoa mixture. Stir in the flour mixture just until it starts to become smooth.
- Fill the cupcake pan about ¾ full.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tops spring back when pressed down on.
- Transfer to a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.
Buttercream
- In the bowl of your mixer with a paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed for 5 minutes until the butter has become light and fluffy.
- Turn the speed down to low and slowly add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract.
- Add in the milk one tablespoon at a time. Turn the mixer back up to medium speed and mix for an additional 3 minutes.
- Divide the buttercream into three separate bowls.
- Add enough food coloring to each bowl to get a vibrant color, so you end up with one bowl of orange, one bowl of yellow, and one bowl of purple.
Assembly
- Place each color of buttercream into a separate piping bag with a large star piping tip.
- On one-third of the cupcakes, pipe a swirl of the yellow buttercream by placing the piping tip in the middle of the cupcake and adding pressure to the bag.
- Swirl the bag around the cupcake, slowly making your way to the top.
- Pipe a swirl of orange buttercream on another third of the cupcakes, then pipe two mini swirls on the sides of the top of the buttercream.
- On the last third of the cupcakes, start by piping out a swirl of purple buttercream but keep piping at an angle while allowing the buttercream to begin to tip over.
- Sprinkle the cupcakes with edible glitter.
Notes
- Cocoa powder: I use unsweetened cocoa powder in this recipe.
- Espresso powder: The espresso powder is optional.
- All-purpose flour: To properly measure the flour, weigh it or sift/stir it to break it up. Lightly spoon into a measuring cup and then level. Avoid packing the flour.
- Milk: Any type of milk from skim milk to whole milk will work. Using whole milk will give you softer, richer cupcakes. Nondairy milk, like almond milk, will also work.
- Vegetable oil: Or a similar neutral oil.
- Butter: I use salted butter. If using unsalted butter, add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon of salt to taste.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cupcake
Calories
402kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
65g
(22%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
16g
(25%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
55mg
(18%)
Sodium
154mg
(6%)
Potassium
101mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
54g
(108%)
Vitamin A
516IU
(10%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 402 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cupcake | |
| Calories | 402kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 65g | 22% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 55mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 154mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 101mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 54g | 108% |
| Vitamin A | 516IU | 10% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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