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Madame Leota Cupcakes (three black chocolate cupcakes with a swirl of blue and purple frosting and a Madame Leota decoration)

Madame Leota Cupcakes

Inspired by The Haunted Mansion, these Madame Leota Cupcakes have a black chocolate cake, blue and purple marshmallow frosting and a Madame Leota decoration!
Course Dessert
Keyword Halloween, Haunted Mansion
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients

Black Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup + 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 6 tablespoons black cocoa powder
  • ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup boiling water

Marshmallow Frosting

  • 1 ¼ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 7.5 oz jar marshmallow fluff or creme
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • blue gel food coloring
  • purple gel food coloring

Equipment

  • 12 cup muffin pan
  • black cupcake liners
  • piping bags
  • large star piping tip (Wilton 1M)
  • Madame Leota cupcake decorations

Instructions

Black Chocolate Cupcakes

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with black cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and black cocoa powder.
  3. Add the egg, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until combined, about 2 minutes.
  4. Stir in the boiling water. The batter will be thin and runny.
  5. Pour the batter into the prepared muffin pan, filling each cup about ⅔ full.
  6. Bake the cupcakes for 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool the cupcakes in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Marshmallow Frosting

  1. On medium speed, beat the butter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  2. Add in the marshmallow fluff and beat on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
  3. Gradually add in the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat on medium speed until fluffy. Make sure not to overbeat the frosting as it will become tough.
  4. Divide the frosting between two bowls. Add a couple drops of blue gel food coloring to one of the bowls and a couple drops of purple gel food coloring to the other bowl. Stir until the colors are evenly distributed.
  5. Transfer the frosting to two piping bags, one for the blue frosting and one for the purple frosting.

Assembly

  1. Place the two piping bags into a larger piping bag fitted with a large star piping tip.
  2. Pipe a swirl of frosting on the top of each cupcake.
  3. Press a Madame Leota inspired cupcake topper into the swirl of frosting.