Chocolate Pinata Cupcake Masquerade Recipe By Tasty

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake wrappers
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
• In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• While beating the eggs, gradually pour in the softened butter and vanilla. Continue to mix slowly and add half the flour mixture.
• Add the milk, followed by the rest of the flour mixture, cocoa powder and chocolate chips.
• Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
• Cool for 10 minutes in the muffin tins then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely and decorate as desired.

PINATA CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Bake 24 cupcakes according to the box instructions. Let cool completely.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add 1 cup of the shredded coconut. Turn the mixer on low, add 8 drops of yellow food coloring and mix until the coconut is a uniform bright yellow. Transfer to a bowl. Add another cup of the coconut to the bowl and turn the mixer on low. Add 6 drops of yellow food coloring and 4 drops of red food coloring and mix until the coconut is a uniform reddish orange (add a few more drops of each if the color is not vibrate enough). Transfer the coconut to a separate bowl. Wash and dry out the standing mixer bowl and add the remaining 1 cup coconut. Turn the mixer on low and add 6 to 8 drops of blue food coloring. Mix until the coconut is a uniform bright blue. Transfer to a third bowl.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the chocolate candies, fruit candies and nonpareils. Set aside.
• Using a 1/2-inch round cutter, cut out a well in each cupcake (reserve the cut-out top pieces of each cupcake). Use a small spoon to scoop out the wells, being careful not to go all the way through the bottom of the cupcakes. Fill each cupcake well about two-thirds full with the mixed candy, about a heaping tablespoon. Cover the holes with the reserved cut-out tops.
• Frost the cupcakes with the vanilla frosting. Press some of the blue coconut onto the outer third of the top of each cupcake to form a stripe, then press some of the yellow coconut in the center third and finally the orange coconut in the final third. You should have 3 equal stripes on the top of each cupcake.

CHOCOLATE PINATA CUPCAKE: BLACK TIE EVENT RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners.
• OPTION 1: If using prepared mix, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs.
• OPTION 2: If making the cupcake batter from scratch, in a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and boiling water until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, cocoa mixture, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
• Fill the cupcake cups halfway with batter.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
• Using a large piping tip, poke a hole in the center of each cupcake. Discard the scraps or save for another use. Fill each hole with the chocolate chips.
• Top each cupcake with chocolate frosting, a drizzle of caramel, and a maraschino cherry.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well. Fill the muffin cups 3/4 full.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Frost with your favorite frosting when cool.

CHOCOLATE PINATA CUPCAKE: HEART OF CHOCOLATE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners.
• OPTION 1: If using prepared mix, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs.
• OPTION 2: If making the cupcake batter from scratch, in a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and boiling water until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, cocoa mixture, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
• Fill the cupcake cups halfway with batter.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
• Using a large piping tip, poke a hole in the center of each cupcake. Discard the scraps or save for another use. Fill each hole with the chocolate chips.
• Top each cupcake with chocolate frosting, a drizzle of chocolate, and a mini peanut butter cup.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE PINATA CUPCAKE: MASQUERADE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners.
• OPTION 1: If using prepared mix, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs.
• OPTION 2: If making the cupcake batter from scratch, in a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and boiling water until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, cocoa mixture, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
• Fill the cupcake cups halfway with batter.
• Bake for 18-21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
• Using a large piping tip, poke a hole in the center of each cupcake. Discard the scraps or save for another use. Fill each hole with the chocolate chips.
• Top each cupcake with chocolate frosting, a drizzle of caramel, and a mini peanut butter cup.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE SNACK CUPCAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Add the sugar and whisk to combine.
• Add the warm water, buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla and whisk until combined.
• Line 2 muffin tins with paper liners.
• Scoop the batter into prepared muffin tins, filling each cup a little more than halfway.
• Bake for about 20 minutes, until the tops of the cupcakes spring back when gently pressed. Let cool completely.
• Make the marshmallow filling: In a medium bowl, whip the heavy cream with an electric hand mixer until soft peaks form. Add the marshmallow cream and whip until stiff.
• Transfer the filling to a piping bag fitted with a medium round tip or a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off.
• Use the end of a whisk or another utensil to push down the center of each cupcake.
• Pipe the filling into the cupcakes, leveling off the tops if needed. Freeze for 15 minutes while you make the ganache and icing.
• Make the ganache: Add the chocolate chips and heavy cream to a medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second increments, until melted. Mix together until smooth.
• Make the icing: In a medium bowl, stir together the powdered sugar and milk until smooth. The icing should fall off the spatula in ribbons. If it is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
• Transfer the icing to a piping bag fitted with a small tip or a zip-top bag with a corner snipped off.
• Dip the top of each cupcake in the ganache, then set aside to dry for 10 minutes.
• Pipe icing curls across the center of the cupcakes and let dry for 15 minutes at room temperature.
• Enjoy!

EASY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two muffin pans or line with 20 paper baking cups.
• In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, almond extract and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; stir into the batter, alternating with the milk, just until blended. Spoon the batter into the prepared cups, dividing evenly.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops spring back when lightly pressed, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool in the pan set over a wire rack. When cool, arrange the cupcakes on a serving platter. Frost with your favorite frosting.