Description
These Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes are a fun and festive dessert perfect for spooky celebrations. Featuring moist chocolate cupcakes topped with creamy, colorful frosting and topped with adorable chocolate-dipped witch hats made from sugar cones and cookies, they are sure to delight kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix (plus ingredients listed on the box, typically eggs, oil, and water)
- Paper cupcake liners
For the Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3–4 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Purple or green food coloring
For the Witch Hats:
- 12 chocolate sugar cones
- 12 chocolate sandwich cookies (like Oreos)
- 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
- Halloween sprinkles or colored candy melts (optional for decorating)
Instructions
- Prepare Cupcakes: Preheat the oven according to the cake mix instructions and line a cupcake pan with paper liners. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box, then divide the batter evenly among the cupcake liners. Bake according to package directions, usually 18–22 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool completely.
- Make Frosting: Beat the butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, alternating with milk until the desired consistency is reached. Mix in vanilla extract and food coloring of your choice. Frost the cooled cupcakes using a piping bag or knife.
- Assemble Witch Hats: Dip each sugar cone in melted chocolate to coat and let them set on parchment paper. Once set, place each chocolate-dipped cone upside down onto a sandwich cookie to form a hat. Decorate with sprinkles or candy melts if desired.
- Top Cupcakes: Gently place a completed witch hat on top of each frosted cupcake for a spooky and fun look.
Notes
- Use tinted icing or candy melts as glue to secure the cone and cookie together and add extra color to the hats.
- Witch hats can be made ahead of time and stored at room temperature until ready to use.
- Ensure cupcakes are completely cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
