COCOA COBWEB CUPCAKES
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F. Butter 12 muffin-tin wells or line them with paper muffin cups.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; reserve.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium-high speed, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat well. Beat in the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternately with buttermilk.
- Spoon into the prepared muffin tins, filling each cup about 2/3 full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 16 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and let cool to room temperature.
- To make the icing, place the egg whites in a bowl. Using an electric mixer set on high speed, beat until soft peaks form. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and orange juice and continue to beat until thick and shiny. If too thick, add more orange juice. If too thin, add more confectioners' sugar.
- Transfer 1/3 of the icing to a small bowl and color with black or dark brown food coloring. Spoon this dark icing into a pastry bag fitted with a tip, or pour it into a plastic squeeze bottle.
- Now, ice the cupcakes and make the cobwebs: Spoon the white icing into the center of the cupcake and spread with a small spatula or butter knife. Starting at the center of a cupcake, pipe a spiral of the dark icing from the center to the outer edge. Then, drag a sharp knife point from the center of the spiral to the edge of the cupcake. Wipe the knife clean, move about a 1/2-inch to the left or right and drag the knife in the opposite direction from the outer edge to the middle of the cupcake. Continue in this way until you have worked your way around the cupcake and formed the cobweb. Repeat with the remaining cupcakes.
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Blake Dick
dick.b59@gmail.comThese cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
laura benz
benz.laura8@aol.comI'm not a fan of chocolate, but I loved these cupcakes! The white chocolate frosting was so smooth and creamy, and the chocolate cake was moist and fluffy.
Hloniphile
hloniphile17@gmail.comThese cupcakes were the perfect Halloween treat! They were spooky and delicious, and the kids loved them.
Moeen Abbasi
abbasimoeen@yahoo.comI'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cupcakes didn't turn out as fluffy as I had hoped.
Saksla Sakala
s.sakala10@aol.comThese cupcakes were a lot of work to make, but they were worth it in the end. They were so delicious and festive.
Maxamed Goje
maxamed_g@hotmail.frThe chocolate cake was a bit dry, but the white chocolate frosting was delicious.
Landon Talbott
landon-talbott@hotmail.co.ukThese cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
Kisirinya Joseph
joseph@yahoo.comI'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cupcakes didn't turn out as fluffy as I had hoped.
Brent Larsen
larsen-brent@yahoo.comThese cupcakes were a lot of work to make, but they were worth it in the end. They were so delicious and festive.
Siam Sheikh Fan Club
s.club@gmail.comThe chocolate cake was a bit dry, but the white chocolate frosting was delicious.
Hamida Hassan
hamida@aol.comThe cupcakes were easy to make, but they didn't turn out as festive as I had hoped.
nna isreal
n-isreal22@gmail.comThese cupcakes were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
mr maz
mr54@gmail.comI'm not a fan of chocolate, but I loved these cupcakes! The white chocolate frosting was so smooth and creamy, and the chocolate cake was moist and fluffy.
zara Ali
ali_zara1@gmail.comThese cupcakes were the perfect Halloween treat! They were spooky and delicious, and the kids loved them.
Emily Obed
e-obed57@gmail.comI'm not a big baker, but these cupcakes were so easy to make that even I could do it! They turned out great and were a big hit at my party.
Md Raz Khan
rmd17@hotmail.co.ukThese cupcakes were delicious! The chocolate cake was moist and flavorful, and the white chocolate frosting was rich and creamy. The spiderweb design was also very creative and festive.
jeevan Khadka
j47@yahoo.comI made these cupcakes for my kids' school Halloween party and they were a huge success! The kids loved them and they were so easy to make. I will definitely be making them again next year.
Pretom Sadhu
psadhu@gmail.comThese cupcakes were a hit at my Halloween party! They were so easy to make and decorate, and they looked so festive. The chocolate cake was moist and fluffy, and the white chocolate frosting was smooth and creamy. The kids loved the spiderweb design,