Description
Fun chocolate cupcakes decorated like a BBQ grill with colorful frosting and candy toppings.
Ingredients
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- 1 ¾ cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup cocoa
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 4 tbsp whipping cream
- red and orange food coloring
- 4 egg whites
- 4 cups powdered sugar (royal icing)
- 1 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and line cupcake pan
- Mix dry ingredients in one bowl
- Mix wet ingredients in another bowl
- Combine and beat for 2 to 3 minutes
- Add boiling water and mix
- Fill liners and bake 20 to 25 minutes
- Cool completely
- Prepare frosting and color red and orange
- Pipe frosting onto cupcakes
- Prepare royal icing and pipe grill shapes
- Let grills dry and place on cupcakes
Notes
- Do not overfill liners
- Cool cupcakes before frosting
- Adjust frosting thickness as needed
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28
- Sodium: 220
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 5
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 55