Hi Hat Cupcakes

Every home baker knows it, but it bears repeating: when you want a dessert as a cute as it is delicious, your best bet is a cupcake! Not only are there tons of ways to make the little treats look great, the best ideas make the cupcakes taste even better. Prime example? Hi Hat Cupcakes!

What’s a Hi Hat Cupcake? It’s your favorite chocolate cupcake topped with a high mound – or “hat,” if you prefer! – of dreamy meringue frosting, then dipped in a simply delicious chocolate coating. (One of our chefs even compares it to a Dairy Queen “dip cone” and the popular chocolate “magic shell”!) The result is so simple but so effective and tasty. Just take a look at our craving-inducing demonstration, then read on for the full step-by-step instructions!

Ingredients

• 12 chocolate cupcakes

FROSTING

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large egg whites
• 2 tablespoons water
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE COATING

• 2 cups (about 12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 2 to 3 tablespoons coconut or canola oil

Directions

1. Prepare your chocolate cupcakes according to your favorite recipe.
2. In a large heatproof bowl, combine the sugar, egg whites, water, salt and cream of tartar. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat the mixture on low speed for about 2 to 3 minutes, until it’s slightly foamy and the sugar is dissolved.
3. Set the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. With the handheld mixer, beat on high for about 12 minutes, until the frosting is snowy white, beginning to form peaks and reaches 160 degrees Fahrenheit on a candy thermometer.
4. Remove from the heat. Add the vanilla extract, and beat for 2 minutes more, until the frosting thickens and forms stiff peaks.
5. Transfer the frosting to a large pastry bag fitted with a ½-inch plain pastry tip. Leaving a ⅛-inch border on each cupcake, pipe a spiral of frosting into a 2-inch-high cone shape, using about ½ cup of frosting per cupcake.
6. Transfer the frosted cupcakes to a baking sheet, and refrigerate or freeze while preparing the chocolate coating.
7. To prepare the chocolate coating, combine the chocolate chips and coconut oil in a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each interval, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate into a 2-cup measuring cup, or a narrow and deep bowl or cup, and let cool for about 5 minutes.

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