Description
These Witch Hat Cupcakes are a fun and festive Halloween treat featuring chocolate cupcakes topped with colorful cream cheese frosting and decorated with Oreo cookies and Hershey’s chocolate kisses to resemble witch hats. Perfect for parties and celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
For the Cupcakes
- 12 chocolate cupcakes
For Decoration
- 6 Oreo cookies
- 12 Hershey’s chocolate kisses
- 1/2 batch cream cheese frosting
- Green food coloring
- Orange food coloring
- White sprinkles
- Orange sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare Frosting Colors: After making the cream cheese frosting, separate ½ cup of the frosting into a separate bowl. Color the larger portion of frosting green and the smaller portion orange using food coloring.
- Prepare Oreo Witch Hats: Gently split each Oreo cookie in half. Place a very small spoonful of orange frosting in the center of the top half of each Oreo. Then place a Hershey’s chocolate kiss on top and press down gently. Decorate the hats with some white and orange sprinkles. Set these aside.
- Frost the Cupcakes: Pipe the green frosting into the center of each chocolate cupcake, avoiding the edges. Wind the frosting gently upwards into a few layers to create a cone shape resembling a witch hat brim.
- Assemble the Cupcakes: Place an Oreo witch hat on top of the piped green frosting on each cupcake.
- Chill and Serve: Refrigerate the cupcakes covered until ready to serve to allow frosting to set.
Notes
- To easily separate Oreo cookies without breaking, twist gently and use a butter knife if needed.
- Use a piping bag fitted with a round tip for neat frosting application.
- Store cupcakes in an airtight container in the refrigerator to keep them fresh and maintain frosting shape.
- For a dairy-free version, substitute cream cheese frosting with a suitable vegan frosting.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 28 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
