Orange-Ooze Cupcakes for Halloween

A community recipe by Community

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Introduction

Preparation time: 20 to 25 minutes Cooking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Yields: 36 Cupcakes

For the Filling

8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1 egg
⅓ cup sugar
food colouring (yellow and red)
6 ounces chocolate chips

For the Cupcakes

3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups water
½ cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons vegetable oil (extra)
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla

Method

Orange-Ooze Cupcakes for Halloween is a community recipe submitted by Community and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake baking pans with paper cupcake liners.

In small mixing bowl, use electric mixer to combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Blend in 2 drops yellow food colouring and 1 drop red food colouring, adding more colouring if necessary to reach desired shade. Use mixing spoon to stir in chocolate chips; set filling aside.

In large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. In second small mixing bowl, combine water, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla.

Add contents of small mixing bowl to large mixing bowl and stir with mixing spoon to combine.

Using mixing spoon or soup spoon, fill cupcake liners half full with cupcake batter, then place 1 teaspoon filling at centre of each.

As cupcake bakes, the batter will rise to surround the filling. Wearing oven mitts, place cupcake pans in oven; bake approximately 25 minutes or until cupcakes test done. When done, wear oven mitts to remove pan from oven and turn off oven.

If desired, frost with orange icing--or just let the orange filling ooze out as a surprise.