City Skyline Cupcake

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Ingredients

For Cupcakes

  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 1 cup well-shaken buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For Ganache

  • 24 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (no more than 60% cacao if marked), chopped
  • 2 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 6 tablespoons light corn syrup

For Decorating

  • Chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreos) in various sizes
  • Miniature Twix bars
  • Sugar or wafer ice cream cones
  • Toblerone chocolate
  • Small peanut butter cups
  • Pirouette cookies
  • Graham crackers
  • Thin pretzel sticks
  • A Teddy Grahams cracker (if making King Kong)
  • White and yellow nonpareils

Description

Perfect For A Children's Party, This Recipe Is Full Of Imagination; You Get To Create Your Own City Skyline Out Of Cupcakes, Cookies, And Candies.

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