Graveyard Chocolate Pumpkin Rum Cupcakes
A simple chocolate cupcake is spiced up for fall with the addition of pumpkin rum and with easy decorations just in time for Halloween.
Servings 24 cupcakes
Calories 105kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ cup cocoa baking powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- 4 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup pumpkin rum we used Captain Morgan Jack-O'Blast
- Chocolate Frosting
- [Wilton Graveyard Cupcake Decorating Kit]
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line two muffin pans with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and salt.
- In another larger bowl, beat the butter, vanilla and sugar until creamy and add eggs one at a time beating well in between.
- Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamy mixture, alternating with the pumpkin rum. Beat well in between.
- Spoon batter into cupcake liners evenly, about 2/3 full.
- Bake cupcakes for 15 to 17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before frosting.
- Frost cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
- Decorate with Halloween decorations. We used this adorable Wilton Graveyard Cupcake Decorating Kit.
Notes
Recommended Recipes:
- Try these adorable Candy Corn Cupcakes with REAL Candy Corn Frosting.
- Or maybe you would rather these Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting?
Nutrition
Calories: 105kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg