Chocolate Devil Cupcakes
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!
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 422kcal
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.
