Hey There, Magical Bakers! Let’s Brew Up Some Hocus Pocus Cupcakes with a Chocolate-Covered Cauldron!
Grab your broomsticks, light those candles, and let’s conjure some spooky sweetness in the kitchen! Who doesn’t love a dash of magic, especially when it’s mixed into the delightful world of baking? Today, we’re diving into the realm of Hocus Pocus with a bewitching twist on cupcakes. Make perfectly baked Hocus Pocus cupcakes topped with a chocolate-covered cauldron, ready to cast a spell on your taste buds. So, dust off your cauldrons, channel your inner witch or wizard, and let’s create a spellbinding treat that’s wickedly delicious! 🧙♀️✨🧁
Hocus Pocus has been a Halloween classic for decades, and thanks to its outrageous characters, memorable quotes, and quotable catchphrases, it’s become a cult classic as well. It’s a great movie for Movie Night Parties! The film is filled with memorable and lovable characters that we’d gladly see again.
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy Star in the Original Movie and “Hocus Pocus 2.” You can watch it on Disney+.
Looking for more Hocus Pocus Fun?
These Hocus Pocus Party Pack Printables are perfect for your next family movie night!
Are you riding the Hocus Pocus craze? This easy Hocus Pocus Candy Bark is the best sweet treat to make while you’re watching Hocus Pocus 2! And it makes a colorful snack for Halloween! It only takes a few ingredients, sprinkles, and eyeballs and about 20 minutes. No baking is required!
If you are a fan of Hocus Pocus and rice Krispie treats then you will love these yummy Hocus Pocus Rice Krispie Treat Books! They are a super fun treat and so very easy to make!
Making the Chocolate Covered Cauldron
Cauldron Ingredients:
- 12 double-stuffed Oreo cookies
- 24 large black pearl sprinkles
- 1 12 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
- 12 popsicle sticks
- 1 12 oz vibrant green melting wafers
- 2 C green pearl sprinkles – Michaels
- 1 C purple pearl sprinkles – Amazon
- 1 C bat-shaped sprinkles – Etsy
- 1 C edible eyes – Amazon
- 1 C Halloween skull sprinkles – Amazon
- 1 disposable piping bag
Cauldron Directions:
Line a cookie sheet with a silicon baking mat
Follow the directions on the back of the melting wafer bags and melt in a medium-sized bowl
While you are melting the chocolate, separate the Oreo cookies. You will want all of the filling on one side of the cookie.
Once the chocolate is melted, spoon about 1 teaspoon into the center of the Oreo filling
Press a popsicle stick into the chocolate and spoon about ½ teaspoon of chocolate onto the popsicle stick.
Place the other cookie half on top of the popsicle stick and press. It’s okay if you have chocolate come out.
Allow the chocolate to harden in the center.
Once the chocolate is hardened, re-melt the chocolate in the bowl. Once melted and smooth, carefully dip the Oreo cookie on the popsicle stick fully.
Tap the edge of the bowl a few times to get rid of extra chocolate.
Take the black pearl sprinkles and place one sprinkle on the bottom of each side for “legs.” Place the ‘ cauldron ‘ onto the silicon baking mat and allow to completely dry
Repeat steps with 11 more oreo’s
While the cauldron is drying, melt the green candy melts following the back of the bag. Once melted, spoon into the disposable piping bag and cut the tip off
Once the cauldron is dry, gently peel it off the silicone mat
While holding the cauldron in one hand, using the piping bag in the other, pipe the green candy melt onto the cauldron and make it look like ooze coming from the top of the cauldron
Sporadically place green pearl sprinkles on the green candy melt to give it a 3D effect
Place a few purple pearl sprinkles, green skulls, candy eyes and bat sprinkles onto the green candy melt to give the cauldron more characteristics.
Allow the chocolate to harden.
Making the Cupcakes
Halloween Cupcake Ingredients:
- 1 box White cake mix
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 C whole milk
- ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- Purple foil liners
- Neon green gel food coloring
- Neon orange gel food coloring
- Neon purple gel food coloring
Halloween Cupcake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the cupcake liners into the cupcake pan. Using a standing mixer, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter until combined and smooth
Divide the batter into three bowls
First, mix a few drops of the orange food coloring into one bowl
Then, mix a few drops of the green food coloring into the second bowl
Mix a few drops of the purple food coloring into the third bowl
Take a tablespoon of each color of batter and spoon into the cupcake liners. Swirl the colors together with a knife.
Fill the liners ¾ way full with all three batter colors.
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 21 minutes
Remove and allow to cool completely
Making the frosting
Vanilla frosting Ingredients:
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 5 C powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 large piping bag with a wide star tip
- Neon Orange, Neon Green, Neon Purple gel food coloring
- 3 C Halloween sprinkles
Frosting Directions
Pour the Halloween sprinkles into a bowl and set aside
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla until combined, creamy and holds a peak
Divide the frosting between three bowls and mix a few drops of the gel food coloring into their own bowl. Neon purple in one bowl, neon orange in the second bowl, and neon green in the third bowl
Scoop each color into the piping bag
Pipe a thick layer of frosting on top of the cupcake
Coat the frosting in the Halloween sprinkles
Pipe frosting into the center of the sprinkle-coated frosting layer
Carefully place the cauldron into the center of the frosting
Enjoy!
Print the Recipe:
Hocus Pocus Cupcakes
Enjoy these fun cupcakes while celebrating Halloween or watching your favorite Hocus Pocus Movies! They take about an hour but they are so worth it!
Ingredients
- Chocolate Covered Cauldron Ingredients
- 12 double stuffed oreo cookies
- 24 large black pearl sprinkles
- 1 12 oz dark chocolate melting wafers
- 12 popsicle sticks
- 1 12 oz vibrant green melting wafers
- 2 C green pearl sprinkles
- 1 C purple pearl sprinkles
- 1 C bat shaped sprinkles
- 1 C edible eyes
- 1 C skull sprinkles
- 1 disposable piping bag
- Halloween Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 box White cake mix
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 C whole milk
- ½ C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- Purple foil liners
- Neon green gel food coloring
- Neon orange gel food coloring
- Neon purple gel food coloring
- Vanilla frosting ingredients
- 2 C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
- 5 C powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 large piping bag with a wide star tip
- Neon Orange, Neon Green, Neon Purple gel food coloring
- 3 C Halloween sprinkles
Instructions
Chocolate cauldron instructions
Line a cookie sheet with a silicon baking mat
Follow the directions on the back of the melting wafer bags and melt in a medium-sized bowl
While you are melting the chocolate, separate the Oreo cookies. You will want all of the filling on one side of the cookie.
Once the chocolate is melted, spoon about 1 teaspoon into the center of the Oreo filling
Press a popsicle stick into the chocolate and spoon about ½ teaspoon of chocolate onto the popsicle stick
Place the other cookie half on top of the popsicle stick and press. Its okay if you have chocolate come out
Allow the chocolate to harden in the center.
Once the chocolate is hardened, re-melt the chocolate in the bowl. Once melted and smooth, carefully dip the Oreo cookie on the popsicle stick fully. Tap the edge of the bowl a few times to get rid of extra chocolate.
Take the black pearl sprinkles and place one sprinkle on the bottom of each side for “legs” Place the ‘ cauldron ‘ onto the silicon baking mat and allow to completely dry
Repeat steps with 11 more oreo’s
While the cauldron is drying, melt the green candy melts following the back of the bag. Once melted, spoon into the disposable piping bag and cut the tip off
Once the cauldron is dry, gently peel it off the silicone mat
While holding the cauldron in one hand, using the piping bag in the other, pipe the green candy melt onto the cauldron and make it look like ooze coming from the top of the cauldron
Sporadically place green pearl sprinkles on the green candy melt to give it a 3D effect
Place a few purple pearl sprinkles, green skulls, candy eyes and bat sprinkles onto the green candy melt to give the cauldron more characteristics.
Allow the chocolate to harden
Cupcake Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place the cupcake liners into the cupcake pan. Using a standing mixer, beat the cake mix, eggs, milk and butter until combined and smooth.
Divide the batter into three bowls
Mix a few drops of the orange food coloring into one bowl
Mix a few drops of the purple food coloring into the second bowl
Mix a few drops of the green food coloring into the third bowl
Take a tablespoon of each color of batter and spoon into the cupcake liners
Fill the liners ¾ way full with all three batter colors
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 21 minutes
Remove and allow to cool completely
Frosting/decorating Instructions
Pour the Halloween sprinkles into a bowl and set aside
Using a standing mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, heavy whipping cream, and vanilla until combined, creamy and holds a peak
Divide the frosting between three bowls and mix a few drops of the gel food coloring into their own bowl. Neon purple in one bowl, neon orange in a second bowl and neon green in a third bowl
Scoop each color into the piping bag
Pipe a thick layer of frosting on top of the cupcake
Coat the frosting in the halloween sprinkles
Pipe frosting into the center of the sprinkle-coated frosting layer
Carefully place the cauldron into the center of the frosting
Enjoy!
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