• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Daisy's Kitchen

  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
      • Homemade Bread Recipes
      • Muffin Recipes
    • Drink Recipes
      • Cocktail Recipes
      • Coffee Recipes
      • Juice Recipes
      • Smoothie Recipes
    • Main Dish Recipes
      • Fish Recipes
      • Lasagna Recipes
    • Meat and Poultry Recipes
      • Meatloaf Recipes
    • Quick and Easy Desserts
      • Easy And Quick Cake Recipe
      • Homemade Cookie Recipes
    • Side Dish Recipes
      • Dips and Spreads
    • Soup Recipes
  • Featured Recipes
    • Cracker barrel meatloaf recipe
    • Vitamix Peanut Butter Recipe
    • Sitemap
  • Contact Form
  • Privacy Policy
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Email
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
You are here: Home / Recipes / Quick and Easy Desserts / Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting

Table of Contents

  • Halloween cupcakes
    • Halloween cupcakes Recipe
    • More Cupcake Recipes
  • Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes Recipe
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

This year, I’ve been getting into the Halloween spirit by taking part in all the traditional holiday traditions: family costumes, pumpkin carving, and, of course, candy. These festive Gummy Mummies caught my eye for that reason. If there’s anything better than candy, it’s candy atop frosted cupcakes!

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting 1

Halloween cupcakes

This is a case where I took a number of turns after reading the original recipe, and where I ended up was quite different from where I started. Most noticeably, I bypassed the mummy-themed topping. I actually bought some gum with the intent of turning them into mummies, but I anticipated it being a pain to do well and then wondered how practical they would be to eat. Instead, I garnished my Halloween cupcakes with some of my favorite candies: Reese’s Pieces and sour gummy worms.

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting 2

Rather than using a boxed brownie mix, I decided to make mine from scratch using these cakey Buttermilk Brownies as inspiration. I halved the original recipe and baked it in a muffin tin with cupcake liners to make 12 cupcakes. Once again, since I like what I like, I couldn’t even follow that recipe exactly—I subbed in my go-to fluffy but intense chocolate ganache frosting. The combination is sweet without being cloying and decadent without being overly rich.

Halloween cupcakes Recipe

Topped with creepy crawlies and holiday-hued candy, the Halloween cupcakes were a hit with adults and kids alike. They were so popular, in fact, that I think they should become a new yearly tradition, just like our beloved carving sessions!

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting 3
Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting 4

More Cupcake Recipes

RED VELVET CUPCAKES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

MINI VANILLA CAKE DOUGHNUTS WITH EASY CHOCOLATE GLAZE

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting
Print Recipe

Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes Recipe

Your party guests won't be able to resist these Halloween cupcakes with a brownie base, whipped chocolate ganache frosting, and a candy topping.
Yum
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time45 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: international
Keyword: chocolate ganache frosting, chocolate halloween cupcakes, Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes Recipe
Servings: 12 makes
Calories: 500kcal
Author: Daisy
Cost: $10

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ⅛ tsp salt
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 ½ tblsp unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup buttermilk or sour milk
  • ¾ tsp vanilla
  • 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • Halloween candy, for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners. In a medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  • In a medium saucepan combine water, butter, and cocoa powder. Bring mixture just to boiling, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add the cocoa mixture to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Add the egg, buttermilk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared muffin pan.
  • Bake about 20 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • As the cupcakes cool, make the frosting. Place chocolate in a shallow bowl. Add the heavy cream to a small saucepan over medium-high heat until just simmering. Pour over the chocolate and let sit one minute before stirring until smooth. Let cool to room temperature; you can speed up the process by moving to the fridge and stirring every few minutes. Add the bowl of a stand mixer and beat with a whisk attachment until thick and fluffy.
  • Once cupcakes are at room temperature, pipe with chocolate ganache frosting. Top with assorted candies.
Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes With Chocolate Ganache Frosting

About Daisy

I'm 41 years old. I love cooking. I like to make my guests and my family happy by making delicious food.

You Might Also Like

Dates biscuits

Dates Biscuits Recipe

RECIPES FOR ZUCCHINI SAUTE

Delicious Recipes for Zucchini Side Dishes

Mutton and Cabbage for dinner

Mutton and Cabbage Recipe

Roasted Cauliflower with Smoked Paprika recipes

Smoky Paprika Roasted Cauliflower with Garlic

Wonton Wrappers Lasagna

Wonton Wrappers Lasagna

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Soft and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies

Previous Post: « Vegan Dark Chocolate And Pumpkin Layer Cake
Next Post: Lemon Olive Oil Cake With Lemon Cream Recipe »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Categories

Wonton Wrappers Lasagna

How to make the cheapest lasagne recipe. This recipe is not actually “real” lasagna because it does not use the pasta at all. We know lasagna is the sheet-like pasta placed between the meat sauces. In this recipe, we will use the simpler version and cheaper version of the lasagna sheet: wonton wrappers. Of course…

Read More

Pumpkin Spice Chex Mix Recipe

Here is a secret – I’ve been going to bed early every night, early early.  Like 8 p.m. early.  It’s as if I’m so overwhelmed with all I have to do, I just give up and go to bed.  It may be time to reintroduce caffeine back into my life because November is going to…

Read More

Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Thanksgiving is this week. I am a huge potatoes fan (I am sure most of us are) and never miss the excuse to cook them in one form or the other whenever I get a chance. Thanksgiving is one such occasion where mashed potatoes are always on the top of my to-make list. This creamy…

Read More

Homemade Pizza Recipe

here’s my version of home made pizza. you can make pizza at home in a very simple way.

Vegetarian Keto Club Salad Recipe

Featured Posts

Candyland Recipe

Candyland Cake Recipe

Kunafa recipe

Kunafa Recipe – Delicious & easy

Lumpia-isda-recipe

Lumpia isda Recipe – Delicious And Easy

Artichoke with Olive Oil Recipe

Artichoke with Olive Oil Recipe – Yummy and Easy

Delicious lentil soup recipe

The Timeless Delicious Lentil Soup Recipe

Footer

My Favorites

CROCK POT PORK CHOP RECIPE
lemon olive oil cake with lemon cream
Navy Bean Soup Recipe, Meal in a Pot

Copyright © 2023 Daisy's Kitchen on the Foodie Pro Theme