Black and White Cupcake

Throwing a New Year's Eve party?  Or maybe you're heading to a party where you need to make the kids and adults happy. This cupcake is the perfect combo of classy look and classic taste.  Besides, who doesn't love a little chocolate and vanilla in one tasty treat?  For this cupcake I used some cute white snowmen sprinkles, but you could use a daintier sprinkle depending on the event you're attending.  For this cupcake you'll need...

• White Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water)
• 4 ounces Semi-Sweet Chocolate (melted)
• Store bought Chocolate Icing
• Butter (room temperate...around 1/2 cup....but it's up to you)
• Icing Sugar (optional)
• Garnish Ideas: White Sprinkles

And now the recipe...

Step 1: Follow the directions of your White Cake Mix - preheat your oven and add in your eggs, oil, and water.  I usually just throw all three whole eggs in and don't bother separating as directed on the package. Mix all the ingredients together until the batter is smooth.  Reserve one cup and a half of the batter and spoon the rest of the batter into your cupcake liners.

Step 2: Melt the Semi-Sweet Chocolate in a double boiler. Once fully melted, add the remaining one cup and a half of batter and mix until fully incorporated and smooth. Spoon around a tablespoon or so of the chocolate batter in the centre of the white batter and bake as directed on package. Once done, cool completely before icing.

Step 3: The icing is super simple.  If you'd like, you can make vanilla icing instead of chocolate or do a combo of both! I made Chocolate Icing by simply mixing together your store bought chocolate icing and butter on high until smooth. Give it a taste and if it's too buttery for your taste or needs to be thickened, add some icing sugar.  Once you're happy with the taste and consistency it's time to ice your cupcakes! .

Step 4: Layer on as much or as little of your icing as you'd like.  If you're going for a classy look you'll want to use a piping bag. To garnish your cupcake use a simple sprinkle or if you decide to use a vanilla icing, try adding some chocolate curls.

Happy Faking!