Chocolate Moose Cupcakes Recipes

BEST EASY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan). Put oven rack in the middle of the oven.
• Place 12 cupcake liners in a cupcake tin.
• Sift Dry ingredients into a bowl. Whisk briefly.
• Place butter and chocolate in a separate, large heatproof bowl. Microwave for 45 seconds, mix, then microwave for another 30 seconds. Mix until chocolate is melted and smooth (keep microwaving in 20 sec bursts if chocolate not melted).
• Add cocoa powder and mix.
• Add milk and oil, then eggs, vanilla and vinegar. Whisk until smooth.
• Add flour mixture and whisk until lump free.
• Divide mixture between cupcake liners. I use a ice cream scoop for this. They should be just over 3/4 full.
• Bake for 18 - 20 minutes, or until skewer inserted into the cupcake in the middle of the tray comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and immediately transfer to cooling rack (spoon or knife helps).
• Once cool, spread with frosting and decorate with sprinkles if desired. Alternatively, use Chocolate Buttercream Frosting!

CHOCOLATE MOOSE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 14 regular-size muffin cups, or grease bottoms only of muffin cups with shortening.
• In medium bowl, beat milk, oil and egg with fork. Stir in remaining cupcake ingredients except cherries just until flour is moistened. Stir in cherries. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (cups will be almost full).
• Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to cooling racks to cool.
• Place 1/2 cup frosting in small microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High 5 to 10 seconds or until frosting is melted and can be stirred smooth. Dip tops and sides of peanut butter cookies in melted frosting; place on waxed paper until hardened, about 15 minutes.
• Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. Press 1 coated cookie onto each cupcake so cookie extends over edge of cupcake to look like snout of moose. Poke 1 pretzel half into each cupcake, behind cookie, for antlers. Use white decorating icing to pipe on nostrils. Use red decorating icing to pipe on mouths. Attach blue candies for eyes and brown candies for ears.