Halloween Wormy Dirt Cupcakes
Coooking Temperature: 325°F/ 165°C/ Gas Mark 3
Calories: 18
Adjust Servings Here: 14 servings
Description
Death by chocolate cake is the ultimate cake for chocolate lovers. Three layers of rich, decadent, cake with velvety smooth rich chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream and chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 oz (55 g) Chocolate semi-sweet or dark
- 1½ cups (190 g) All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¾ tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- ½ cup (45 g) Cocoa powder
- ½ tsp Instant coffee optional
- ¾ cup (180 ml) Hot water
- 2 large (200 g) Eggs
- ½ cup (100 g) White sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) Brown sugar
- ¾ cup (180 ml) Buttermilk
- ½ cup (120 ml) Cooking oil
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream
- 2 large (65 g) Egg whites
- ½ cup (100 g) White sugar
- ⅛ tsp Cream of tartar optional
- 6 oz (170 g) Butter unsalted, room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ½ tsp Salt
- 3 oz (90 g) Chocolate melted and cooled
Plus
- 2 cups Gummy worms
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Prep - Preheat the oven to 325°F/ 165°C/ Gas Mark 3. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
- Chocolate - Chop the chocolate into small pieces and place in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt for a minute or more until smooth. Set aside to cool.2 oz Chocolate
- Dry ingredients – In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt – and set aside.1½ cups All-purpose flour, 1 tsp Baking powder, ¾ tsp Baking soda, ¼ tsp Salt
- Cocoa paste - Combine the cocoa powder, coffee, and hot water in a medium bowl. Set aside.½ cup Cocoa powder, ½ tsp Instant coffee, ¾ cup Hot water
- Wet ingredients - In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, whip the egg with both white and brown sugars until light and fluffy. Next, add the vanilla extract followed by cocoa paste, and melted cooled chocolate. Combine well. Then, add the buttermilk and oil.2 large Eggs , ½ cup White sugar, ½ cup Brown sugar, ¾ cup Buttermilk, ½ cup Cooking oil, 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- Wet to dry - Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture. Combine well until you have a smooth batter.
- Bake - Divide the batter equally between the prepared muffin pans. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center comes clean.
- Cool - When baked, cool in the baking pans for 5 minutes. Then, cool on a wire rack completely before you decorate.Pro tip - The cupcakes must be completely cooled before frosting. Otherwise, the frosting will melt on the warm cakes.
Chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream
- Temper - Place egg whites and sugar in the bowl of the stand mixer. Using a whisk, place the bowl over a pot of simmering water (double boiler). Whip until all the sugar has dissolved and the egg whites are fairly warm (about 160 F).2 large Egg whites , ½ cup White sugar
- Whip - Take the bowl off the heat and whip the egg whites with cream of tartar and salt on medium to high speed until you have a thick meringue with stiff peaks. Let the mixer continue to whip on medium-low until the mixer bowl feels cool to the touch.⅛ tsp Cream of tartar, ½ tsp Salt
- Butter - Gradually add butter, one cube at a time, with the mixer at medium speed. Once all the butter is added, whip on medium-high for 2 minutes. Lastly, add the vanilla. Combine well until everything is well combined. Then, add the vanilla extract. This is your classic Swiss meringue buttercream.6 oz Butter, 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Chocolate - Now, fold in the melted cooled chocolate. Combine until you have a smooth frosting.3 oz Chocolate
Assemble
- Frost - Using a spatula, frost each cupcake with a generous amount of frosting.
- Dirt - You can crumble a few cupcakes to use as dirt, or you can crush a few chocolate Oreo cookies. Top each cupcake with a generous amount of crumbs.
- Decorate - Top each cupcake with gummy worms. Be creative and arrange them so they look digging out of the dirt.2 cups Gummy worms
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