Cupcake Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
-Line the cupcake tins with paper liners.
-Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
-In a separate bowl add the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla.
-Add the bowl containing the eggs, whole milk, oil, and vanilla to the bowl holding the dry ingredients.
-Mix all together until fully incorporated.
-Beat for 3 minutes on medium.
-Slowly add the boiling water starting with a small amount then pour in the remaining boiling water.
-The batter may be a little runny.
-Scoop batter into cupcake lined cups until 3/4s filled.
-Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
-Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
-Take out of the cupcake pan placing on a wire rack until completely cooled.
Vanilla Frosting
Frosting Ingredients:
C soft unsalted butter
+ C powder sugar
TBSP heavy whipping cream
Frosting Directions:
-Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
-If it doesn't cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.
-Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then....
- Add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time.... mix well.
-Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
-If ready scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a star tip.
-Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
-Start by frosting on the outside edge of the cupcake working to the center of the cupcake.
-Save the remaining frosting to use in the Evil Eye.
Vanilla Frosting
Frosting Directions:
-Cream the butter and powder sugar until it looks light and creamy.
-If it doesn't cream add several drops of the heavy whipping cream until it creams.
-Test to see if the frosting can form and hold a stiff peak by taking a spoonful of frosting and turning the spoon upside down. If the frosting stays on the spoon it is ready if not then....
- Add more powder sugar 1/2 C at a time.... mix well.
-Test to make sure that the frosting can make and hold a stiff peak.
-If ready scoop the frosting into a pastry bag with a star tip.
-Twist the open end of the pastry bag to push the frosting to the tip.
-Start by frosting on the outside edge of the cupcake working to the center of the cupcake.
-Save the remaining frosting to use in the Evil Eye.
Evil Eye:
Ingredients:
Sugar Sprinkled Gummy Candy circles in variety of colors/flavors
Pastry bag with medium tip filled with red frosting.
Frosting bag filled with black frosting
Directions:
-Place the gummy circle in the center of the flat frosted cupcake.
-Place the candy eye in the center of the candy gummy circle.
-Put one drop of black frosting inside of the inner circle of the gummy candy.
-Put one drop of white frosting next to the black dot inside of the inner circle of the gummy candy.
-Make red squiggly lines around the gummy circle to look like bloodshot eyes;