Chalkboard Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes

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.

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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

chalkboard brownies 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.
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  • 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.
spreading chocolate chalkboard cupcakes
  • 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.
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  • Pipe an A+ onto the chalkboards.
  • Place chalkboards onto the center of a white frosted cupcakes.
chalkboard teacher cupcake idea

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

What are the best chocolates for melting

Almond bark, Wilton chocolate melts, or Sweet Tooth Fairy chocolate melts are my preferred types of chocolate to melt.

What to Bake for Teacher Appreciation Week

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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    chalkboard teacher cupcake idea

    Chalkboard Teacher Appreciation Cupcakes

    Easy-to-make cupcakes with a brownie chalkboard topper
    5 from 1 vote
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 12 people
    Calories: 238cal
    Author: Melissa Haines
    Cost: $10

    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.

    Notes

    I used a star tip to frost my cupcakes with white frosting. 
    How I melt my chocolate melts: 
    I place my melts into a glass microwave-proof bowl. I microwave them for one minute. Then I take them out and stir them. If the chocolate is not completely melted, I place it back into the microwave for 30 more seconds. 
    Nutrition facts are only an estimate 
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 238cal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 41mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 26g | Vitamin A: 22IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 56mg | Iron: 1mg
    5 from 1 vote (1 rating without comment)

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