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A graveyard cupcake with a candy headstone and bones.

Disneyland Graveyard Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes with cherry filling topped with whipped dark chocolate ganache, OREO crumbs, and a candy tombstone! Just like the Halloween cupcakes found at Disneyland!
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Course: Disney Recipes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: disney recipe, disneyland halloween recipe, disneyland recipe, graveyard cupcakes, halloween cupcakes, halloween recipe
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Servings: 24 Cupcakes
Calories: 189kcal
Author: Mindy

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Butter melted
  • 1 ¼ Cup Milk

Ganache

  • 1 Cup Dark Chocolate Chips
  • ½ Cup Heavy Cream

Filling/Topping

  • Cherry Pie Filling
  • 12 OREOs crushed into crumbs

Instructions

Cupcakes

  •  To the bowl of a stand mixer, add the eggs, melted butter, cake mix, and milk. Beat on low for about 30 seconds, then turn the mixer up to high for 2 minutes.
  • Add cupcake liners to a cupcake pan. If you want yours to look like they do at Disneyland, use these parchment liners. Standard liners work great too!
  • Use a one Tablespoon cookie scoop to add 3 Tablespoons of cupcake batter to each cup.
  • Bake the cupcakes at 325 degrees for 14-16 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Remove the cupcakes from the pan and transfer to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely.

Dark Chocolate Ganache

  •  Place the dark chocolate chips in a glass bowl.
  • Pour the heavy cream over the top.
  • Microwave the mixture on 50% power for 30 seconds.
  • Remove from the microwave and stir.
  • Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the chocolate chips are completely melted.
  • Refrigerate the ganache until it reaches a thick consistency.
  • When the ganache is cold, place it in the bowl of a stand mixer with a whisk attachment. Whip on high speed until the ganache is the same consistency as buttercream frosting.
  • Add the ganache to a piping bag

How to Assemble Graveyard Cupcakes

  •  Use a knife or a cupcake corer to remove the center of the cupcake.
  • Add one scoop of cherry pie filling.
  • Pipe the ganache on to completely cover the top of the cupcake.
  • Add one tombstone to each cupcake and cover the ganache with OREO crumbs to look like dirt. 
  • If you used the graveyard cupcake kit, place a few of the candy bones on top of the OREO crumbs. If not, use your favorite Halloween Sprinkles.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Cupcake | Calories: 189kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g