For those who have been regularly visiting my blog, you’ll have seen some great Halloween recipes here recently. My chocolate cauldron cupcake recipe is the latest addition. This gorgeous chocolate cupcake recipe is one you will love. The cupcakes are rich, moist and delicious. The buttercream is deliciously smooth and super easy to make. These look great and are fun treats for kids. Make them with or without candy floss, the choice is yours. You’ll soon find that these chocolate cauldron cupcakes will be your kids and your favourite treats whether you make them for Halloween or any other time of year.
Chocolate Cauldron Cupcakes
Ingredients for the Cupcakes
45 g cocoa powder
4.5 – 5 tbsp water boiled
3 medium eggs
190 g softened unsalted butter
180 g caster sugar
130 g plain flour
1 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
Ingredients for the Icing
175g softened unsalted butter
350g icing sugar
1 x 15 g tube Dr Oetker Green food colour gel (use the whole tube)
1/2 tsp Dr Oetker vanilla bean paste
1-2 tbsp milk
To Decorate You Will Need
Rainbow Nerds
Edible eye decorations
candy floss (optional) – this needs to be added when serving as it starts to melt after 10-20 minutes due to the water in the air.
Method for the Cupcakes
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees (fan assisted, 170 for a normal oven).
Place 12 muffin pages on a muffin tray or a normal tray.
Add the cocoa powder and hot water to a bowl and mix until it forms a paste.
Add in the eggs, butter, and sugar and whisk.
Then sift in the flour and baking powder, and fold until fully combined.
Spoon the mixture into the muffin cases evenly.
Bake for 13-16 minutes. Make sure the top of the cupcake springs back when it is gently pressed, or a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on a wire tray fully before decorating.
Method For the Icing
Add the butter to a bowl and then add a third of the icing sugar and whisk gently. As it combines add in more icing sugar until it has all been mixed in.
Then add in the food colouring approx 3/4 of the tube and mix well. Add the rest of the tube if you want a deeper colour.
Pop a large star nozzle into a piping bag, add the buttercream, and gently swirl this around starting from the outside of the cupcake and swirling inwards and upwards. Make sure the top of the cupcake is all covered. Be careful not to use up all the mixture so there is enough for all 12 cupcakes.
How to Decorate
If you’re using candy floss, place pieces on the cupcake carefully so you don’t squash them and make them look dense. It needs to look like foam. This needs to be placed on the cupcakes before serving.
Sprinkle your nerds around the icing.
Place 3 or more of the edible eyes around the cupcake.
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Doesn’t that look awesome!!!!!
These are so easy to make and kids and adults love them.
I hope you have enjoyed reading my guide on how to make your own Chocolate Cauldron Cupcakes.
Let me know if you make them, I’d love to hear how you got on.
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They look absolutely fabulous! Your piping skills are much better than mine, proper neat! Any trick or treaters would love those! Sim x
Honestly, I was just super lucky. I’ve not had much practice and I had to make these in time to drop them off at school before end of day. The piping nozzle size helped.
These are just the cutest cupcakes to make this time of year. I’m always fascinated with how creative everyone is with the holiday themed dessert ideas!
There are so many great designs you can do. It’s great there is so much choice.
These cupcakes are so fun. I know my daughter will want to make them for Halloween. We love treats here.
I hope you had fun making these.
Yum! These look so good. I love anything chocolate and your clear instructions will make it easy.
It does help to have clear instructions especially for those that are just starting out with baking.
Ooh. Another great one! Your pumpkin cupcakes were adorable and delicious. I can’t wait to make these, too!
Enjoy Beth!
These are cute little Halloween cupcakes. I love the candy eyes. They make these suitably “gross”.
They do add to their awesomeness!
These cauldron cupcakes look spooktacular! I can definitely see the kids in the family going crazy for these at our Halloween get-together.
They do look like fun cupcakes. I’m know kids will love these x
What a cool idea adding the cotton candy in to look like fog! That is such a neat decoration. These came out wonderful!
These are cool looking cupcakes. I have a cotton candy machine so I could make the webs.
You are amazing. Your chocolate cauldron cupcakes recipe looks sooooooooooooooooooooo incredible! I’m a big fan of sweets as you know, and even though I’m not a pro baker, your instructions seem easy to follow. Can’t wait to give them a try. Thanks a bunch!
I love these, they look great. I am going to a party at the weekend and would love to try and make these, the decoration on top looks awesome.
These cupcakes are perfect for our Halloween gathering. The cupcake portion is chocolatey and moist, a creamy buttercream and the creepy decorations were fun to pull together.
These cupcakes are so cool, I know my kids would eat them! We don’t eat sweets often but I would create these
These would make a wonderful treat.
You have been busy baking, I do love these and great fun to make for halloween. My kids would have loved these when they were younger
I sure have. These are really great for Halloween and other times they might be called for.
I love chocolate cakes. I think I have to try your recipe. Thanks
Boil Boil Toil and Trouble. These are super cute. 🙂
This looks so yummy and moist. I like baking this past few weeks. I will try these Chocolate Cauldron Cupcakes.
I hope you enjoyed them Marie.
These cupcakes looks so yummy and fun all at the same time!
Thanks so much Stacey.
I haven’t made cupcakes in ages, but these look so cute for halloween. You can’t beat a witchy theme and yummy icing x
Nnniiccceeee….those are very scary eyes. It’s good they are laid out on the chocolate platform. Thanks for the recipe of these cupcakes.
These eerie cauldron cupcakes are absolutely fantastic! I’m certain the children in our family will be absolutely thrilled with them during our Halloween gathering.
I am sure they would be popular with the kids.
What I like about cupcakes is that they offer a small serving that is often just right. And these cupcakes look like a lot of fun, and great tasting too- so much so, that eating one may not be enough.
Your chocolate cauldron cupcakes are a wickedly delightful treat for Halloween, and it’s fantastic to see this addition to your collection of spooky recipes! The rich and moist chocolate cupcakes, along with that smooth buttercream, sound like a mouthwatering combination. Plus, the candy floss adds an extra touch of magic. Perfect for kids and kids at heart – a bewitching treat indeed! 🎃🧁👻
The cauldron cupcakes are sooo cute! Perfect for a Halloween Party! I can’t wait to make them this coming weekend!
I hope you loved the cupcakes.
These look so good and too cute to eat! The kids will love this for sure. Thanks for the idea!
Such a creative idea for cupcake! I can’t wait to try it for our Halloween party. Thanks!
I hope you love them!
Oh how adorable! I bet they’re as fun to make as they are to eat! ;D Such a great idea to make for Halloween ^_^
They really are Tammy!
These are so cute. I haven’t made homemade cupcakes in a while. I love making homemade icing too. I’ll have to make these this weekend for Halloween.
Wow those cupcakes are so spooky and so cute! I will definitely try these!
These cupcakes are so cute and look tasty. Perfect treat to make for Halloween!
It certainly is perfect for Halloween.
Loved it! Your recipe not only delivered a delicious treat but also provided an enjoyable baking experience for the whole family.
The final look for these Halloween cups is adorable! They look sophisticated. But your step-by-step process reveals the simplicity of making them.
They do look great and taste good too.
I’ve never heard of candy floss, but I love chocolate cupcakes. I’m sure these will go well with the kids for Halloween.
Candy floss is just an optional addition. It does add to the look though.
Thanks for sharing this cupcakes idea here, when I 1st look at it, it really suits this Halloween season, gonna grab my ingredients & bake this weekend. Cheers Sienny
Have fun baking Sienny.
Wow, I love the colors of the cupcake. If the green cream is truly vanilla-taste I’m sure it will be my favorite.
It sure is, enjoy!!!
These cauldron cupcakes looks really yummy. It’s perfect for Halloween. I can surely try this recipe too. My nephew will love these cup cakes.
I bet he will, they are yummy.
I haven’t baked for ages, but these cup cakes look better than anything I’ve seen in bakeries or the stores. Time to get out the mixer.
Aaahhh thanks so much. Would you believe they are super easy to make and delicious. You’ll love them!!!
Oh, the base cupcakes look perfect! I’m so bad at icing decor lol, yours look so lovely!
Honestly, a little practice and you’ll be fantastic at it.
Melanie, your Chocolate Cauldron Cupcakes recipe is pure magic! 🧙♀️🍫 I can’t wait to whip these up for a spooky treat. Thanks for sharing your delightful and creative baking inspiration. 🧁🎃
Thanks so much. I’m so glad you liked them.
They look so cute! I can’t wait to make them for our party on Tuesday!
I hope you enjoyed these!
The combination of rich chocolate cupcakes and the vibrant green icing is not only visually appealing but also sounds incredibly delicious. I appreciate your tips on decorating, including the use of candy floss and edible eye decorations to make them extra spooky.
Oh wow this is such a fun idea! We got a bunch of those spooky eyes and they have been key in all my Halloween baking.
Ha, they do come in handy for Halloween baking.
These look real fun to make – and they wouldnt last long in this house
They do look great don’t they!!!
So cute! I wouldn’t have thought of using cotton candy like this. It’s perfect!
It does look good but needs to be added just before serving.
You can’t beat a delicious cup cake! Love the design for the toping!
Thanks so much Siobhan
This looks so yummy, this would be worth trying. I like how easy we can make it as well. Thank you for sharing!
They do look good don’t they!
Ahh these look great, I really should start to bake more! I tend to avoid it as I am trying to slim and it is too much temptation lol
I know what you mean. These went to my sons class so I didn’t have to worry about that.
These are brilliant – look fab and bet they taste great too!
They do taste lovely!!
Oooo… I actually have a candy floss machine so I can create the full cauldron effect for these awesome cupcakes, Might play around with the pandan flavour as they make everything green naturally
That sounds great. Have fun!!!