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Harry Potter | Sorting Hat Cupcakes

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Step into the wizarding world with these Sorting Hat cupcakes! Which house will you bite into first? Slytherin, Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, or Ravenclaw? Perfect for your next gathering or movie night, these treats are sure to delight wizards and Muggles alike!
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Prep Time 1 hour
Bake Time 12 minutes
FREEZE 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours 12 minutes
Course Autumn Baking
Cuisine Autumn Food
Servings 12

Equipment

Muffin Flexipan®
Baking Sheet (M)

Ingredients
 

SORTING HATS (12) (DAY PRIOR)

  • 1.06 oz (30 g) butter (Softened | At Room Temperature)
  • 2 oz (80 g) cream cheese (Softened | At Room Temperature)
  • 1/4 tsp (1.25 g) vanilla bean paste
  • 1/16 tsp (0.38 g) sea salt
  • 4.23 oz (120 g) powdered sugar
  • 1.23 oz (35 g) black cocoa powder (Unsweetened)
  • 1.06 oz (30 g) heavy cream
  • 6 Oreo Cookies (Filling removed)
  • 6 oz (170 g) dark chocolate chips (Melted)
  • 1 tsp (4 g) coconut oil

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS (12)

  • 6.70 oz (190 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 Tbsp (6 g) baking powder
  • 4.23 oz (120 g) granulated sugar
  • 2.29 oz (65 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp (2 g) ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp (1 g) pumpkin pie spice (Best Homemade Recipe, HERE!)
  • 1/8 tsp (0.75 g) sea salt
  • 3 eggs (Large)
  • 9.35 oz (265 g) sour cream
  • 5.82 oz (165 g) vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp (4 g) vanilla bean paste
  • 6 oz (170 g) dark chocolate chips

CINNAMON FROSTING

  • 4 oz (115 g) butter (Softened | At Room Temperature)
  • 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese (Cold)
  • 1 tsp (5 g) vanilla bean paste
  • 12.70 oz (360 g) powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp (2 g) ground cinnamon
  • food coloring (Red: Gryffindor | Sunflower: Hufflepuff  | Blue: Ravenclaw | Green: Slytherin)
  • 2 tsp (2 g) black cocoa powder
  • gold food dust (For decorating)

Instructions
 

SORTING HATS (12) PREPARATION (DAY PRIOR)

  • In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter together with the cream cheese, vanilla bean paste and sea salt. Beat on high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the powdered sugar and the black cocoa powder a little at a time until combined. Then, add in the heavy cream and continue to whip the frosting on high speed until light and fluffy. Transfer to a piping bag and cut off a bit of the tip. Set aside.
    1.06 oz butter, 2 oz cream cheese, 1/4 tsp vanilla bean paste, 1/16 tsp sea salt, 1.23 oz black cocoa powder, 4.23 oz powdered sugar, 1.06 oz heavy cream
  • Carefully remove the filling from 6 Oreos. Pipe the chocolate frosting into the center of each Oreo to resemble the sorting hat. Move your piping hand in a very small circle to build up the frosting. NOTE: It's great to practice on the plate until you get the hang of it. Repeat with the remaining Oreos. Freeze for 4 hours minimum.
    6 Oreo Cookies
  • Once the hats are frozen, place them on a wire rack on top of parchment paper. Melt the chocolate and coconut oil together, once cooled spoon the chocolate over the hats until completely covered. Refrigerate overnight.
    6 oz dark chocolate chips, 1 tsp coconut oil

CHOCOLATE MUFFINS (12) PREPARATION

  • Place your Muffin Tray on the top of your medium perforated baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (All-purpose flour, baking powder, Cocoa powder, sugar, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and sea salt). Make a well, add the eggs, sour cream, vegetable oil and vanilla bean paste. Mix until combined, then fold the chocolate chips.
    6.70 oz all-purpose flour, 1/2 Tbsp baking powder, 4.23 oz granulated sugar, 2.29 oz unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/8 tsp sea salt, 3 eggs, 9.35 oz sour cream, 5.82 oz vegetable oil, 1 tsp vanilla bean paste, 6 oz dark chocolate chips, 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • Scoop the batter into each well of your Muffin Tray.

BAKE!

  • Bake for 12 minutes at 350F/180C. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your Muffins from 10 minutes) It is ready when the toothpick inserted comes out almost clean or with little to no crumbs.
  • Once your Chocolate Muffins are out of the oven, let them cool down for about 10 minutes before unmolding then onto your cooling rack. NOTE: I like to bake mine the day prior so I can do the frosting the day of.

CINNAMON FROSTING PREPARATION

  • In a mixing bowl, add the softened butter and beat on high until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Mix in the cold cream cheese. Then, add the powdered sugar a little at a time until combined. Continue to whip the frosting on high speed until light and fluffy.
    4 oz butter, 8 oz cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla bean paste, 12.70 oz powdered sugar, 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • Transfert about 1 oz | 28 g of the cinnamon frosting into 4 bowls adding the food coloring into each one (Red: Gryffindor | Sunflower: Hufflepuff  | Blue: Ravenclaw | Green: Slytherin). NOTE: To get a deepen color, add 1/2 tsp of black cocoa into each bowl. Mix until combined and transfert to 4 piping bags and cut off a bit of the tips.
    food coloring, gold food dust, 2 tsp black cocoa powder

ASSEMBLY

  • Remove the center of each muffin using a small knife. Fill 3 muffins with each of the frosting color. (Red: Gryffindor | Sunflower: Hufflepuff  | Blue: Ravenclaw | Green: Slytherin).
  • Transfer the remaining cinnamon frosting to a piping bag with the star tip. Pipe frosting on top of the cupcakes. Spray the gold food dust to give it a shine if you like.
  • Carefully place a sorting hat on top of each cupcake, then serve! Bite into one cupcake to reveal the hidden house colour and to be sorted! Enjoy Wizards ; Magic always happens in the kitchen!
  • N.B. These cupcakes are best enjoyed the day of. However, you can store the muffins wrapped at room temperature and the frosting in the refrigerator up to 3 days for assembly later.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Harry Potter | Sorting Hat Cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 687 Calories from Fat 432
% Daily Value*
Fat 48g74%
Saturated Fat 25g156%
Trans Fat 0.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 101mg34%
Sodium 331mg14%
Potassium 439mg13%
Carbohydrates 61g20%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 34g38%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 788IU16%
Vitamin C 0.4mg0%
Calcium 196mg20%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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