Lisa's Southern Kitchen

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Ingredients:

Chocolate Cupcakes:

• 2 cups Self Rising Flour

• 1 cup Granulated Sugar

• 6 tbsp. Cocoa Powder

• 3/4 cup Vanilla Extract

• 1/2 cup Hot Water

• 1/2 cup Milk

• 1 Egg

Orange Chocolate Frosting:

• 4 cups Powdered Sugar

• 2 tbsp. Cocoa Powder

• 1 package Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, melted

• Salt to taste

• Orange Food Coloring

• 1 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter, softened

• 4 tbsp. Heavy Cream

• Halloween Sprinkles for garnish

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 deg and line a muffin pan tins with cupcake liners.
2. Make the cupcakes, in a bowl add ingredients and beat well until combined.
3. Pour the batter into muffin liners tins and bake for 35 minutes and let cool completely on wire rack.
4. Make the frosting, in a bowl of stand up mixer add in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, salt and butter, melted chocolate and few drops of orange food coloring and beat well until smooth and fluffy.
5. Frost each cupcake with frosting and garnish with Halloween sprinkles.