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Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes

RatingDifficultyIntermediate
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Prep Time25 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time50 mins
Ingredients:
 2 ½ cups white self-raising flour
 ½ cup (45g) cocoa powder
 ⅔ cup (145g) granulated stevia sweetener
 1 ¼ cups (310ml) buttermilk
 2 medium eggs
 150g reduced fat oil spread, melted
 1 ½ cups (330g) caster sugar
 2 medium egg whites
 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
 100g icing sugar mixture
 1ml (2-3 drops) Orange Queen Food Coloring
Method:
1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two 12-hole muffin trays with paper cases. Set aside.

2

Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Stir in stevia.

3

Whisk buttermilk and egg and spread in a medium bowl until combined.

4

Add to flour mixture and stir until combined (do not overmix).

5

Spoon mixture into muffin trays and bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling completely.

6

Place the sugar, 1/2 cup water, egg whites, 1/2 tsp salt, and vanilla in a medium bowl.

7

Beat using electric beaters for 1 minute.

8

Place the bowl over a saucepan of boiling water and continue to beat for 5-7 minutes or until the mixture thickens and forms soft peaks.

9

Remove the frosting from the heat and continue to beat for 5 minutes or until the mixture is stiff enough to spread.

10

Frost the cooled cupcakes with this frosting.

11

Whisk the icing sugar mixture with orange food coloring until combined. Using the orange icing, make a web pattern.

12

Top with a plastic spider just for fun. Serve.

Ingredients

Ingredients:
 2 ½ cups white self-raising flour
 ½ cup (45g) cocoa powder
 ⅔ cup (145g) granulated stevia sweetener
 1 ¼ cups (310ml) buttermilk
 2 medium eggs
 150g reduced fat oil spread, melted
 1 ½ cups (330g) caster sugar
 2 medium egg whites
 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
 100g icing sugar mixture
 1ml (2-3 drops) Orange Queen Food Coloring

Directions

Method:
1

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line two 12-hole muffin trays with paper cases. Set aside.

2

Sift flour and cocoa into a large bowl. Stir in stevia.

3

Whisk buttermilk and egg and spread in a medium bowl until combined.

4

Add to flour mixture and stir until combined (do not overmix).

5

Spoon mixture into muffin trays and bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cooling completely.

6

Place the sugar, 1/2 cup water, egg whites, 1/2 tsp salt, and vanilla in a medium bowl.

7

Beat using electric beaters for 1 minute.

8

Place the bowl over a saucepan of boiling water and continue to beat for 5-7 minutes or until the mixture thickens and forms soft peaks.

9

Remove the frosting from the heat and continue to beat for 5 minutes or until the mixture is stiff enough to spread.

10

Frost the cooled cupcakes with this frosting.

11

Whisk the icing sugar mixture with orange food coloring until combined. Using the orange icing, make a web pattern.

12

Top with a plastic spider just for fun. Serve.

Notes

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes
IngredientsDirections

Written by:
Jarrod
Published on:
October 20, 2022

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