Night Eyes Cupcakes

 

for Halloween week I decided to make these... this is not a picture of mine those will come tomorrow or the next day today's 2 were not this pretty! haha

heres the recipe! :)

Your favorite chocolate cupcakes. Use a mix, make homemade which ever you prefer


Whipped Cream Frosting:
4 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons of food coloring of your choice(make sure you add the coloring BEFORE you whip the cream with your mixer!)

Place the bowl and whisk attachment to your mixer in the freezer at least 15 minutes prior to beating the cream. Once the bowl and whisk are chilled, whip the cream on high speed until soft peaks form. Add powdered sugar and whip thoroughly until combined.

Make sure you beat this just until it’s the consistency of thick whipped cream. It won’t take very long, and you really don’t want to over whip it.

Frost the cupcakes very generously with the whipped cream. Be sure to level the tops off, to give the glaze a place to sit. Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator for at least an hour before glazing.

Chocolate Glaze:
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped into very small pieces
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup (my grocery store does not carry this, so I substituted 1/8 cup honey and 1/8 cup light corn syrup)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons of black food coloring


Once the frosted cupcakes are chilled, place the chopped up chocolate in a medium bowl.  Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it is very hot and just beginning to steam. Pour the hot cream over the chocolate and stir until it melts completely. Stir in the syrup (or honey and corn syrup), food coloring, and vanilla. Pour the glaze into a bowl and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Do not let the glaze sit longer, or it will become too stiff to spread easily. 

Spoon the glaze on the tops of the cupcakes and spread to the edges to allow it to drip down the sides. You don’t want to spoon on too much glaze, or it will drip all the way down the the bottom and make a huge mess. You just want it to drip a little bit.

Place 3 or 4 sets of eyes(I got mine at wal-mart in the wedding section were they normally have seasonal stuff too) on top of the glaze and enjoy!!!