Chocolate Batty Cupcakes
Chocolate Batty Cupcakes
These easy cupcakes are fudgy and deliciously scary!
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1 hr 15 min
Prep Time
02 hrs 05 min
Total Time
24
cupcakes Ingredients
Cupcakes
1 (15.25- to 16.5-ounce) package devil’s food chocolate cake mix
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
Frosting
12 cup Land O Lakes® Butter
3 cups powdered sugar
23 cup unsweetened cocoa
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 5 tablespoons milk
Decorations
24 chocolate candy pieces, unwrapped
Black decorator gel
Red cinnamon candies
Sliced almonds
1 (9-ounce) package fancy chocolate wafers
Nonpareils
*Substitute 4 teaspoons vinegar or lemon juice and enough milk to equal 1 1/4 cups; let stand 5 minutes.
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cups into 24 muffin pan cups; set aside.
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STEP 2
Combine all cupcake ingredients in bowl; beat at medium speed until well mixed.
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STEP 3
Spoon batter evenly into prepared muffin pan cups 2/3 full. Bake 20-22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pans; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
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STEP 4
Melt 1/2 cup butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar, cocoa, corn syrup, vanilla and enough milk for desired spreading consistency. Frost cooled cupcakes.
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STEP 5
Place 1 candy piece at an angle on cupcake for bat head. Attach 2 red cinnamon candies for eyes using decorator gel. Add 2 sliced almonds for ears.
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STEP 6
Cut chocolate wafers in half with sharp knife. Pipe straight edges with decorator gel; dip in nonpareils. At serving time, place wafer halves into cupcakes for wings.
Tip #1
Chocolate Batty Cupcakes How-To Video/Video by Virtutrix <
Tip #2
- If you attach cookie wings too early they will absorb moisture from frosting and break.
Tip #3
- A spring-loaded ice cream or cookie scoop can be used to place batter into paper baking cups.
Tip #4
- If frosting is too dry to spread, beat in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at time, until creamy.
Tip #5
Read more about this recipe on Recipe Buzz® Blog.
290 Calories
13 Fat (g)
60 Cholesterol (mg)
340 Sodium (mg)
42 Carbohydrates (g)
2 Dietary Fiber
4 Protein (g)
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