The countdown to Halloween on the blog starts NOW! From now until the 31st we will be sharing Halloween themed foods like these adorable Chocolate Date Witch Hat Cupcakes. I want to start by saying how delicious this recipe is. The addition of the dates and orange rind is everything, and did we mention how adorable we think these are!? Doesn’t get more festive than this.
Thanks to the “Joy of Cooking” cookbook, we have found a new favorite chocolate flavored cupcake, and added our own little Halloween twist. If you didn’t know already, we are cooking through the book updating the older recipes, and adding our spin on them as well. Find the base of the recipe on page 670, and if you don’t have a copy already you can purchase it HERE. Our addition to this recipe was the witches hat. To create this, all you need is vanilla icing (made green with food dye), halloween themed oreos (with the orange center), orange or green sprinkles, and chocolate kisses. It was so simple to create, even kids can get involved in this fun activity.
Such a fun time of year, we cannot wait to share all the other fun Halloween foods we have in store, so come back and visit us soon! Stay tuned for more Halloween fun coming your way next week. Have a great weekend everyone, and happy baking!
Quote of the Day: “My version of a haunted house is hitting yes when an ATM asks me if I’d like to see my balance.” – Damien Fahey
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cupcakes
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- 4 oz unsweetened chocolate
- 1 cup milk
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour + 2 tbs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 beaten egg yolks
- 2 cups sifted confectioner's sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 4 beaten egg whites
- 3/4 cups dates, chopped
- 1 tbs grated orange rind
- vanilla icing
- green food dye
- sprinkles of your choice, we thought the green looked cute
- Halloween themed oreo's
- hershey's chocolate kisses
Ingredients
Toppings: (optional)
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Melt unsweetened chocolate and 1 cup of milk on low heat until fully combined. Set aside to cool.
- Sift together 1 ½ cups flour, baking powder, salt.
- Once the chocolate milk mixture has cooled, add beaten yolk.
- Add sifted confectioners sugar and vanilla. Cream with chocolate, milk, and beaten egg yolks.
- Toss the dates and orange rind in remaining flour
- Fold into the batter tossed chopped dates, and grated orange rind.
- Add 4 beaten egg whites and bake for 20-25 min.
- Allow to cool completely before layering your toppings for witches hat. In this order add green icing (combine vanilla icing and green food dye), open faced oreo (icing faced upwards), sprinkles of your choice, and a hershey’s chocolate kiss.
Adapted From "Joy of Cooking," cookbook; recipe on page 670
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