Halloween Spider Web Chocolate Cupcakes (Print-Friendly Version)
Soft banana-infused chocolate cupcakes topped with artful spider webs—a stunning Halloween treat everyone will love.
# Ingredients You’ll Need:
→ Cupcake Base
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3 small overripe bananas, mashed
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3/4 cup buttermilk
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3 large eggs
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1 cup cold water
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2/3 cup minus 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
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1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
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1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
→ Decoration
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7 ounces dark chocolate
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7 ounces white chocolate
# How to Make It:
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Get your oven running at 350°F. Put paper liners into sixteen spots across two cupcake trays.
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Grab your bananas and squish them completely in a big mixing bowl until you've got a smooth mush.
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Pour in your buttermilk, crack in the eggs, add the cold water, and dump in the vegetable oil with your banana mush. Hand whisk everything until it's all mixed up good.
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Dump in your sugar and give it a good stir. Next, add your already sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix it all gently until you can't see any dry stuff anymore.
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Scoop your batter into each paper liner, making sure they all get about the same amount.
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Stick them in the hot oven for about 20 minutes. They're done when you poke one with a toothpick and it comes out clean.
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Take your cupcakes out and let them sit in the trays for 5 minutes. Then move them to wire racks to cool off completely.
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Melt both chocolates in different bowls. Put them in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time, stirring between each zap. You can also use a double boiler if you want.
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Cover a cupcake with melted white chocolate. Then make three circles on top with dark chocolate. Put a dot in the middle and pull a toothpick from center outward to make a web pattern. Do this for all cupcakes, switching up which chocolate goes on the bottom.
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Enjoy them while the chocolate's still gooey or wait until it hardens up. Your choice!
# Extra Suggestions:
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To make your spiderweb look neat, try using a plastic baggie with a tiny corner cut off if you don't have a piping bag.