Chocolate Halloween Peep Cupcakes

Ingredients

For Chocolate Cupcakes:

1/4 cup boiling water

3/4 cup semisweet dark chocolate

5 tablespoons butter

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup cake flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup buttermilk or sour milk (1/2 cup milk plus 1/2 teaspoon vinegar; Let stand for 10 minutes to curdle)

For Icing:

3 tablespoons butter

2 cups confectioner's sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ghost Peeps

Preparation

For Chocolate Cupcakes:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Pour boiling water over chocolate. Set aside to cool to room temperature.

In a stand mixer, beat butter until whipped and creamy. Add sugar, beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Finally, add melted chocolate.

In a large bowl sift together flour and baking soda. Alternate between the dry ingredients and the sour milk, until a light and well combined batter forms. Turn into a tray of lined cupcake tins.

Bake for about 25 minutes or until tester comes out clean.

For Icing:

In a stand mixer combine butter and sugar until thick and creamy. Spread over each cupcake, once completely cooled and top with Ghost Peeps immediately before the frosting sets.