These Chocolate Devil Cupcakes are the perfect thing to celebrate Halloween. Super easy to prepare using a chocolate cake box mix, we decorate these treats with cute little devil horns on red buttercream frosting. These cupcakes are a devilish good time and tons of fun to make with the kids this Halloween!
You gotta love Halloween, right? It’s a holiday that exists purely to dress up, have parties and eat never ending sweets and treats. They are so much fun when you are a kid and still a lot of fun when you are older. Whether you still love to go to Halloween Parties as an adult, or whether you have kids and love to share the experience with them, Halloween is a holiday you never really outgrow.
Sure, candy is the star of Halloween. But if you’ve ever been to Halloween office party or pitch in, you know there are tons of spooky sweet treats and desserts that can be made as well. From Oreo Eyeball Halloween Cookies to Spider Web Twinkies, there is no shortage of yummy recipes you can make to satisfy your sweet tooth during the Halloween season.
Today, we are gonna keep the creep fun going with these Chocolate Devil Cupcakes.
Chocolate Devil Cupcakes
These Chocolate Devil Cupcakes are a little bit scary and a little bit cute, all at the same time! Ready to make some fun Halloween Cupcakes? Here is what you will need to get started:
- Chocolate cake box mix + all the ingredients indicated on the box to make cupcakes**
- 1 stick butter (approx. ½ cup), softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tbsp milk
- ½ tsp red gel food coloring
- 4 oz. black fondant
**Most cake mixes yield 24 cupcakes, so we recommend dividing the ingredients/recipe in half to make 12 cupcakes.
Halloween Recipes
These Chocolate Devil Cupcakes will be perfect to bring to any Halloween Party, whether it is a pitch in, costume party or potluck. They are also perfect to make with your kids if you are looking for an activity on a raining October day! While we kept things pretty simple with just the fondant horns, you could certainly use extra fondant and make some spooky eyes are even a devils tail on the frosting!
I hope you enjoy this cupcake recipe. I’d love to hear how yours turn out in the comment section. Happy Halloween!
Chocolate Devil Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Chocolate cake box mix + all the ingredients indicated on the box to make cupcakes**
- 1 stick butter approx. ½ cup, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 ½ tbsp milk
- ½ tsp red gel food coloring
- 4 oz. black fondant
Instructions
- Prepare cupcakes according to the mix’s directions. Bake and allow to cool completely before decorating.
- In a large bowl, add butter, confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder and milk. Use an electric mixer to beat until completely combined and smooth.
- Add red food coloring to the buttercream mixture and beat until completely tinted.
- Scoop red buttercream into a piping bag with round Wilton icing tip #12. Frost each cupcake.
- Divide the black fondant into ¾ inch spheres - you will need 24 of them.
- Shape each sphere into a cylinder, about 1 inch long and ½ an inch wide.
- Point one end of each fondant cylinder and then give it a curve upwards.
- Place two black fondant shapes on each cupcake - these will act as the devil horns. You will want the pointy side always sticking out of the cupcake.
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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