Description

These Halloween Witch Hat Cupcakes combine rich dark chocolate cupcakes filled with a creamy, vibrant green cream cheese filling and topped with whimsical chocolate witch hats. Perfect for festive parties, this recipe uses a boxed cake mix for convenience and adds a fun decorative twist with chocolate kisses and sandwich cookies to create an enchanting dessert that’s both easy and impressive.

Ingredients

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For the Cupcakes:

1 (15.25 oz) box Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
3 Eggs (or follow package instructions)
½ cup Oil (or follow package instructions)
1 ¼ cups Water (or follow package instructions)

For the Cream Cheese Filling (Optional):

8 oz Cream Cheese (room temperature)
½ cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

For the Green Food Coloring:

34 drops Green food coloring
3 drops Yellow food coloring
2 drops Blue food coloring

For the Witch Hats:

24 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (with green/mint filling or your choice)
24 Dark Chocolate Kisses Candy
1 (16 oz) tub Dark Chocolate Frosting
1 small Squeeze Tube of Green Frosting

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Instructions

Prepare the Cupcake Batter: Preheat the oven to 350°F (or follow the cake mix package instructions). Prepare the dark chocolate cake mix as directed on the box and set aside.
Make the Cream Cheese Filling (Optional): In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth using a hand mixer. Add green food coloring drops to the cream cheese mixture and blend until the color is even. Refrigerate the filling for 10-15 minutes to firm up slightly.
Assemble the Cupcakes: Line two 12-cup cupcake pans with black cupcake liners. Fill each liner about one-third full with the prepared cake batter. Spoon a small amount of the green cream cheese filling onto each cupcake, then top with the remaining cake batter to cover the filling completely.
Bake the Cupcakes: Bake the cupcakes in the preheated oven for 13-16 minutes (or as directed on the package) until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the pan for 30 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the Witch Hats: While the cupcakes cool, assemble the witch hats by attaching a dark chocolate kiss candy to the center of each chocolate sandwich cookie using a small amount of dark chocolate frosting as glue. Pipe a small decorative band of green frosting around the base of each chocolate kiss to resemble the brim of a witch hat.
Decorate the Cupcakes: Once the cupcakes are completely cool, frost their tops generously with the dark chocolate frosting. Place a completed witch hat on top of each frosted cupcake to finish the decoration.

Notes

The cream cheese filling is optional but adds a moist and tangy surprise inside the cupcakes.
You can substitute green food coloring quantities based on the intensity of color you prefer.
Make sure cupcakes are fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting.
Use black cupcake liners for a spooky Halloween effect.
These cupcakes can be stored covered at room temperature for up to 2 days or refrigerated for longer freshness.