Chocolate Halloween Peep Cupcakes
By: Lady Catherine ...
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 9:05am

Ingredients




For Chocolate Cupcakes:
1/4 cup boiling water
3/4 cup semisweet dark chocolate
5 tablespoons butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup cake flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk (1/2 cup milk plus 1/2 teaspoon vinegar; Let stand for 10 minutes to curdle)
For Icing:
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Ghost Peeps

Preparation

1 For Chocolate Cupcakes: 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour boiling water over chocolate. Set aside to cool to room temperature. 3 In a stand mixer, beat butter until whipped and creamy. Add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Finally, add melted chocolate. 4 In a large bowl sift together flour and baking soda. Alternate between the dry ingredients and the sour milk, until a light and well combined batter forms. Turn into a tray of lined cupcake tins. 5 Bake for about 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean. 6 For Icing: 7 In a stand mixer combine butter and sugar until thick and creamy. Spread over each cupcake, once completely cooled and top with Ghost Peeps immediately before the frosting sets.