Description
Graveyard Dirt Cupcakes are a fun and spooky dessert perfect for Halloween celebrations, featuring chocolate cupcakes topped with a rich chocolate frosting and crushed cookies to resemble dirt, along with gummy worms and edible decorations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can chocolate frosting
- 1 cup crushed chocolate cookies
- Gummy worms for decoration
- Edible decorations (like tombstones or ghosts)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners.
- In a large bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs, water, and vegetable oil. Mix until well combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cupcake liners, filling each about 2/3 full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
- Once cooled, frost each cupcake generously with chocolate frosting.
- Sprinkle crushed chocolate cookies on top of the frosting to create a dirt effect.
- Decorate with gummy worms and any additional edible decorations.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, consider adding a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the batter.
- These cupcakes can be made a day in advance and stored in an airtight container.
- Feel free to customize the decorations based on your Halloween theme.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Graveyard Dirt Cupcakes, Halloween cupcakes, spooky desserts, chocolate cupcakes