Graduation Cap Cupcakes

Name: Graduation Cap Cupcakes Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 36 cupcakes
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK COCOA; 1 1/2 tsps baking powder; 1 1/2 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 eggs; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 1 cup boiling water; 2 cups Vanilla Frosting (homemade or ready-to-spread); 36 candy graduation cake toppers

Details

Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Skill Level: Beginner
Yields: 36 cupcakes

Class dismissed! Your student put in the hard work, now it’s time for a sweet treat. Whether they completed kindergarten or graduated from college, everyone will love celebrating with these decadent, chocolate Graduation Cap Cupcakes. They're made with rich HERSHEY’S Cocoa and topped with homemade candy graduation caps. Toss in a cup of HERSHEY’S Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips for chocolaty extra credit. There's no limit to the creativity for this Graduation Cap Cupcakes recipe — try mixing food coloring into frosting to create your grad's school colors or top with colored sprinkles. Prepping for a graduation party? Complete the sweet spread by making ROLO® Candy Diplomas — fun party favors are sure to be a hit.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 23 minutes
Cool Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups

sugar
1 3/4 cups

all-purpose flour
3/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa or HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK COCOA
1 1/2 tsps

baking powder
1 1/2 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2

eggs
1 cup

milk
1/2 cup

vegetable oil
2 tsps

vanilla extract
1 cup

boiling water
2 cups

Vanilla Frosting (homemade or ready-to-spread)
36

candy graduation cake toppers

Add a Garnish

Top your chocolate cupcakes with this easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven

Muffin Tin

Muffin Cups

Mixing Bowl

Heat oven to 350° F. Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper or foil bake cups.

Following HERSHEY'S "Perfectly Chocolate" Chocolate Cupcake recipe, stir together dry ingredients in large bowl. Add remaining ingredients except boiling water. Beat on medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter.

Bake 22 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with vanilla buttercream frosting. Garnish cupcakes with Graduation Cap Toppers and school color sprinkles, if desired.

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