Chocolate Pumpkin Patch Inspired Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate trees, fall sprinkles, and pumpkin candy decorations.
Servings 24
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- ⅔ cup vegetable oil
- 1⅓ cups water
- 4 large eggs
Chocolate Frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 tbsp milk or heavy cream
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp salt
Cupcake Decorations
- 10 Oreo cookies crushed
- 1 cup chocolate chips or melting wafers
- pumpkin candy or icing decorations
- sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and place cupcake liners in pan.
- Mix oil, water, eggs, and chocolate cupcake mix according to the package directions. Bake as directed, then move to a cooling rack.
- Beat unsalted butter in a stand mixer for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, salt, vanilla, and milk until well combined.
- Crush Oreo cookies in a plastic bag using a rolling pin. Set cookie crumbs aside until ready to decorate.
- Melt chocolate chips or wafers for 30 seconds at a time in the microwave, stirring frequently. Transfer melted chocolate into a piping bag. Pipe chocolate into the shape of a tree on a lined baking sheet. Press the leaf sprinkles into the chocolate. Refrigerate until the chocolate is firm. Carefully peel the chocolate tree off the parchment paper.
- Pipe frosting on cupcakes. Decorate with Oreo cookie crumbs, chocolate tree, leaf sprinkles, and an icing pumpkin. Enjoy!