Yield
16 cupcakes
Time
2 hours
These cute witch hat cupcakes are easy to make for all skill levels! Made with rich chocolate cupcakes, buttercream frosting, Oreo Thins, and a Hershey's Kiss.
Chocolate Cupcakes ‣ 1 cup all-purpose flour ‣ 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ‣ 1/2 teaspoon baking powder ‣ 1/2 teaspoon salt ‣ 1 cup granulated sugar ‣ 3/4 cup vegetable oil ‣ 1 large egg ‣ 3/4 cup milk ‣ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Vanilla Buttercream Frosting ‣ 1 cup unsalted butter, softened ‣ 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract ‣ 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar ‣ 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream ‣ food coloring, green and orange Hat Decorations ‣ 16 Oreo Thins, 1 per cupcake ‣ 16 Hershey Kisses, 1 per cupcake
1
Kick things off by mixing together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Set the bowl aside for now.
2
Using a stand mixer (or hand mixer + large bowl), gently mix the sugar, vegetable oil, egg, milk, and vanilla extract together.
3
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the batter, mixing until there are no clumps and a liquid batter forms.
4
Scoop the batter into a muffin tin lined with cupcake liners, filling each one about 1/2 to 2/3 of the way full. Repeat this step until all the batter has been used, then bake!
5
Prepare the frosting by using a mixer to whip together the butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, and heavy whipping cream until smooth.
6
Separate off about 1/3 cup frosting, then mix the larger batch with green food coloring. Transfer the green frosting to a pastry pag.
7
Add orange food coloring to the smaller batch of frosting, then transfer it to a pastry bag as well.
8
Decorate cupcakes by piping a swirl of green frosting to create the witch’s hair.
9
Top the green frosting with an Oreo Thin cookie, pressing down to make sure the green frosting evenly covers the top of the cupcake.
10
Add a dollop of orange frosting, to give the hat a decorative ribbon.
11
Press a Hershey’s kiss into the orange frosting until the hat topper is secure and there's a ring of orange frosting around the bottom.