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Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes

September 5, 2016 by Ann 4 Comments

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Easy candy corn cupcakes recipe and frosting tutorial.

These candy corn cupcakes are an easy fall dessert!

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes- These delicious and easy to make cupcakes resemble candy corn! They are the perfect treat to bring to get togethers this fall.

I don’t know about you, but I have always loved candy corn. Did you know that candy corn is named that because if you stack them in a circle, they actually form what looks like corn on the cob? How cool is that? If you are a fan of candy corn as much as I am, you will love making this Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes recipe for your next fall gathering or party.

Candy Corn Cupcakes Recipe

These candy corn cupcakes are easy to make – cupcake decorating experience is NOT needed!

Cupcake Ingredients:

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 1½ cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs

(You can even make these chocolate cupcakes gluten-free if desired)

Frosting Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
  • 7 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 – 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • orange gel food coloring
  • yellow gel food coloring

Decorating Tools Needed:

  • 3-star frosting tips (you can use one and just wash as needed)
  • 3 piping bags

Cupcake Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Be sure to line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl combine all-purpose flour and sugar.
  3. Place cocoa in a small bowl and add the hot water over the cocoa.
  4. Pour oil, eggs, and vanilla into the cocoa mixture.
  5. Add the liquids to the dry mixture (flour and sugar) and beat for 2 –3 minutes on high speed.
  6. Pour your batter into cupcakes, filling about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for  18 – 22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean in the center of a few cupcakes.
  7. Place on a cooling rack to cool before frosting.

Frosting Directions:

  1. Take your butter out of your fridge in plenty of time to let it come to room temperature.
  2. Place the butter in a large bowl, and whip that butter. Keep whipping the butter for at least 3 minutes.
  3. Add the vanilla and the pinch of salt and mix. Then start adding the powdered sugar a couple of cups at a time until it is all mixed in.
  4. Drizzle in half of the milk. mix, then check the consistency. Add the rest if you think it’s not too thin.
  5. Whip that frosting until you think you’ve whipped it enough, and then keep mixing for another minute or two.
  6. Separate the frosting into 3 separate bowls.
  7. Add a few drops of orange gel food coloring to one bowl of frosting and a few drops of yellow gel food coloring to the other bowl of frosting. Mix well. Add more food coloring if needed.
  8. Use a pastry bag and a decorating tip to frost.

How to Frost the Candy Corn Cupcakes:

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes- ready to frost with piping bags
1. Attach the star frosting tips to the disposable piping bags and fill each with a different color frosting.

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes- add yellow frosting first
2. Begin by frosting each cupcake one at a time. Start by adding a base of yellow frosting.

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes- layering candy corn colored frosting

3. Next, add a smaller mound of orange frosting and then top it with the white frosting.

4. Repeat with all the cupcakes so they resemble candy corn.

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes- These delicious and easy to make cupcakes resemble candy corn! They are the perfect treat to bring to get togethers this fall.

Printable Recipe for Candy Corn Cupcakes

Easy Candy Corn Cupcakes
 
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Prep time
38 mins
Cook time
22 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
Author: Alea
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 24
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients:
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 1½ cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
  • 2 eggs
Frosting Ingredients:
  • 1 cup butter, softened to room temperature
  • 7 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 - 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • orange gel food coloring
  • yellow gel food coloring
  • 3-star frosting tips (you can use one and just wash as needed)
  • 3 piping bags
Directions
Cupcake Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Be sure to line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl combine all-purpose flour and sugar.
  3. Place cocoa in a small bowl and add the hot water over the cocoa.
  4. Pour oil, eggs, and vanilla into the cocoa mixture.
  5. Add the liquids to the dry mixture (flour and sugar) and beat for 2 –3 minutes on high speed.
  6. Pour your batter into cupcakes, filling about ⅔ full. Bake at 350 for 18 – 22 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean in the center of a few cupcakes.
  7. Place on a cooling rack to cool before frosting.
Frosting Directions:
  1. Take your butter out of your fridge in plenty of time to let it come to room temperature.
  2. Place the butter in a large bowl, and whip that butter. Keep whipping the butter for at least 3 minutes.
  3. Add the vanilla and the pinch of salt and mix. Then start adding the powdered sugar a couple of cups at a time until it is all mixed in.
  4. Drizzle in half of the milk. mix, then check the consistency. Add the rest if you think it’s not too thin.
  5. Whip that frosting until you think you’ve whipped it enough, and then keep mixing for another minute or two.
  6. Separate the frosting into 3 separate bowls.
  7. Add a few drops of orange gel food coloring to one bowl of frosting and a few drops of yellow gel food coloring to the other bowl of frosting. Mix well. Add more food coloring if needed.
  8. Use a pastry bag and a decorating tip to frost.
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More Fall Treat Recipes:

Vanilla Ghost Cupcakes

Mini Apple Rice Krispie Treats

Granola Coated Caramel Apple

Chocolate Covered Oreos with Candy Worms

Salted Caramel Rice Krispie Treats with Pumpkin Fudge Topping

Pumpkin Spice Bark Candy

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  1. Beverly says

    October 18, 2022 at 2:18 pm

    Wow, these cupcakes are so cute. Congratulations, you are being featured on Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. I hope you stop by. https://www.eclecticredbarn.com/2022/10/vermont-fall-foliage-and-wonderful.html
    Hugs,
    Bev

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  2. Angela says

    September 15, 2016 at 2:56 am

    These cupcakes are adorable!!

    Reply
  3. Valerie says

    September 14, 2016 at 8:52 am

    These are so cute!

    Reply
  4. Stacy says

    September 14, 2016 at 6:06 am

    These are brilliant!! Now you’ve got me thinking about halloween!! Perfect for Daycare!! Found you on Whats Cookin’ Wednesdays! Bookmarking your blog to come back later!!!! Way to go!

    Reply

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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