{"id":18985,"date":"2017-10-28T13:59:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-28T17:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=18985"},"modified":"2024-04-01T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:15:00","slug":"orange-chocolate-halloween-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/orange-chocolate-halloween-cupcakes","title":{"rendered":"Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrate Halloween with these delicious Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It's Halloween on Tuesday, and it's a time of year that gets my kids super excited. They love the whole getting dressed up in costume and hitting the street to go trick or treating. But, it's not just about the Candy, it's about seeing the whole neighbourhood come together to create and fun and entertaining evening for both the adults and the children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every house decorated with ghouls and lights and amazing Halloween props, adults dressed up as well as the kids, and some house even having a hot drink or adult beverage available as you make your way around the houses. It's kind of like a street party and we love it. We are blessed to live in such an amazing friendly neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the weekend, the kids had spotted these cute little Halloween Muffin cases, and I figured they would be perfect for these Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes. I always bake something for the kids this time of year, usually cookies or cakes of some sort, and I rarely get to enjoy them, as they are normally high in calories for just one little nibble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This year I decided to have a go at some low calorie ones we could all enjoy, that still tasted great. If I am going to use calories on a cake, it has to be worth my calorie and I would rather use a few more calories on something that tastes good, than hardly any calories on something that doesn't.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These were really yummy, and the kids loved them too. The chocolate orange swirl on the top of the cupcakes was such a neat idea. I wasn't sure if it would work at first, but it was perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It literally is just a mixture of my cream cheese frosting (quark and cream cheese) similar to what I made for this Mini Egg Sponge Cake<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/strong>at Easter, with a swirl of Chocolate Spread (I used Nutella, but any brand of chocolate spread is fine) for the chocolate fix. I chose to use regular icing sugar those this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get that chocolate flavour to the Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes, I use 100% pure cocoa ( don't use a drinking chocolate powder, as those are much higher in calories and will increase the calorie value of these cakes). Then alongside the cocoa, I also use Silk Chocolate Cashew milk, which is low in calories and great for that chocolate flavour. For those in the UK who can't get this, you can use Alpro chocolate milk (just be sure to adjust the calorie value accordingly).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For sweetening, as per usual with most of my cake recipes. I use Sukrin: 1<\/span><\/a> <\/strong>which is a great natural tasting sweetener that can be ordered on can be ordered on Amazon<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span> I have tried many different types of sweetener in the past trying to find one that is natural and tastes natural and I think this is it. I usually just use honey or maple syrup, but it's nice to know I can now use this and reduce the calories even further. Instead of Sukrin, you can use any sweetener of choice But I can't recommend Sukrin enough, it tastes so good in baked goods and is by far the best tasting natural sweetener I have found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To get the orange flavour, you will need some natural orange extract<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>, available at most grocery stores in the baking aisle or on Amazon<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, for the orange colour you will also need some orange food colouring<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as the icing, just for an extra effect and totally optional, I added some black and orange sprinkles<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>. They just completed the look of these delicious Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For piping on the icing, you can add the icing and chocolate spread to a sandwich bag, push it all down to one corner, snip off that corner and then use it to pipe it on top in a swirl, I then used a cocktail stick, just to make a swirl effect. So pretty don't you think?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Make these for a party or take them to a Slimming taster, or don't share at all and keep them just for yourself. Either way, they are delicious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The chocolate cake part to these Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes is so delicious, you could vary these up with all kinds of different toppings, like a chocolate icing or pure chocolate spread for that real chocolate fix. So many possibilities - yum!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What kitchen items do I need to make these Orange and Chocolate Halloween Cupcakes?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n