Black Cat Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes

Name: Black Cat Chocolate Espresso Cupcakes
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1¾ cups all purpose flour; ▢1⅛ cups granulated sugar; ▢¾ cup black cocoa powder, sifted; ▢1½ Tablespoons espresso powder; ▢1¾ teaspoons baking powder; ▢½ teaspoon baking soda; ▢½ teaspoon salt; 3 large eggs; ▢1¼ cups whole milk; ▢¾ cup vegetable oil; ▢2 teaspoons vanilla extract; ▢1⅛ cups salted butter, room temperature; ▢6 cups powdered sugar, sifted; ▢1½ cup black cocoa powder, sifted; ▢¾ cup whole milk; ▢1 Tablespoon vanilla extract; 38 jumbo candy eyes; green food safe marker, if desired; 19 large marshmallows; black decorating sugar; black twizzlers

Instructions

Prep:2h 5minCook:30min

Extra spooky Black Cat Chocolate Cupcakes with creamy dark chocolate frosting are the perfect October cupcakes! Tender and moist chocolate cupcakes, hinted with rich espresso, generously frosted with the simplest chocolate buttercream frosting, and decorated to look like extra spooky (but still so cute!) black cats. There’s just SO much to love! Especially since these cupcakes are super simple to make. The perfect dessert for an eerie Halloween night!

Updated at: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:51:01 GMT