Make a Chocolate-covered Brownie Chalkboard Cupcakes as a fun back-to-school treat or teacher appreciation cupcake gift from the kids. Perfect for teacher appreciation week. So cute and easy to make.
Teacher Cupcake Idea
Making fun food crafts is something I always enjoy. With four kids in the house, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to make teacher gifts and cupcakes for teachers, like these apple-topped teacher cupcakes, apple sugar cookies, and Oreo cookie apples.
Creating a cupcake with a chalkboard on top is fun for the end-of-year teacher cupcake to say thank you or teacher appreciation week. So, I made a make-shift little chalkboard out of Milk Chocolate Brownies. I covered it in chocolate, added a piece of chalk (Good & Plenty), and wrote an A+ on the chalkboard for a fun cupcake for the teacher.
What You’ll Love About these Cupcakes
- They are easy-to-make
- This teacher appreciation cupcake is unique.
- These cupcakes are perfect for kids to give to their teacher or as a back-to-school cupcake for the kids to enjoy.
Ingredients
- Milk Chocolate Brownies mix – made according to package directions – Only use parchment paper under your batter to lift your chalkboard shapes easily.
- Green chocolate melts
- White frosting
- one-dozen cupcakes decorated with white frosting
- Good & Plenty – Specifically, the white pieces. These are used to represent white pieces of chalk
Equipment Needed
- Wax paper
- Glass microwave-proof bowl
- Offset spatula
- Piping bag with a writing tip
How to Make Chalkboard Brownie Cupcakes for your Teacher
- Let the brownies cool completely.
- Cut 12 (2×3) rectangles from the prepared brownies and place them on your wax paper.
- Prepare your green chocolate. Melt it in a bowl, using the instructions on the bag.
- Use an offset spatula to smooth the chocolate onto the front of your rectangle piece.
- Before your chocolate has completely hardened, add your Good & Plenty piece of chalk to the bottom right corner.
- Once your chocolate has completely hardened, spoon your white frosting into your piping bag.
- Pipe an A+ onto the chalkboards.
- Place chalkboards onto the center of a white frosted cupcakes.
Variation
Add a chalkboard tray by cutting out a thin rectangle of brownie and attaching it to the bottom of the chalkboard. Do this before you add your chalk piece. Place the Good & Plenty just above the tray.
How I Melt My Chocolate Melts
How I melt my chocolate melts:
What to Serve with Cupcakes
FAQs
Almond bark, Wilton chocolate melts, or Sweet Tooth Fairy chocolate melts are my preferred types of chocolate to melt.
Brownies, scones, cupcakes, muffins, Danish, banana bread, and coffee cake are all good options for teacher appreciation week.
Storing
Store these cupcakes covered at room temperature for up to three days
Finding a container tall enough for your chalkboard-topped cupcakes may be a challenge. You can store them separately and put them together right before serving the cupcakes
Caution: Chocolate reacts to moisture. If your house is humid, it may melt the chocolate. Do not store these chocolate treats in the refrigerator, as the moisture in the refrigerator will create condensation on the chocolate.
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Serving Size
This recipe makes one dozen cupcakes for teachers
You can double the recipe to make more; however, you will most likely have enough brownies from one batch to make two dozen cupcakes
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Printable Instructions
Chalkboard Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes
Ingredients
- Milk Chocolate Brownies mix – made according to package directions – Only use parchment paper under your batter to lift your chalkboard shapes easily.
- 6 oz. Green chocolate melts Kelly Green
- 12 Cupcakes decorated with white frosting
- 12 Good & Plenty Specifically, the white pieces
Instructions
- Let the brownies cool completely.
- Cut 12 (2×3) rectangles from the prepared brownies and place them on your wax paper.
- Prepare your green chocolate. Melt it in a bowl, using the instructions on the bag of chocolate.
- Use an offset spatula to smooth the chocolate onto the front of your rectangle piece.
- Before your chocolate has completely hardened, add your Good & Plenty piece of chalk to the bottom right corner.
- Once your chocolate has completely hardened, spoon your white frosting into your piping bag.
- Pipe an A+ onto the chalkboards. Place chalkboards onto the center of a white frosted cupcakes.
