Halloween Cocoa Cupcakes

Halloween Cocoa Cupcakes

Even though Halloween is a month out, I wanted to bake some Halloween themed cupcakes today. You can use these for any occasion but I threw a twist to mine with some Halloween accessories! I’ve never been a fan of super rich cupcakes so if that’s what you’re looking for, you might want to throw a handful of chocolate chips into your batter, but if you like a more subtle cocoa flavor..these are perfect for you!

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Ingredients:

½ cup sugar

½ cup Stevia (sugar substitute)

2 eggs (room temperature)

1 stick of unsalted butter (room temperature)

2 cups flour

¼ cup unsweetened cocoa

2 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

1 cup skim milk

1 ½ tsp vanilla extract

Additional items:

Halloween toothpicks, plastic skeleton hands, etc.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a muffin tin or fill with paper or foil liners.

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugar, and eggs.

Slowly mix in salt, baking powder, cocoa, flour, milk, and vanilla extract. It should have a pudding-like texture and look.

Distribute batter evenly among cupcake tins and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes. I like to sprinkle a little extra cocoa on top for a “dirt” look once the cupcakes are done.