Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
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Hot chocolate cupcakes are filled with a delicious marshmallow filling and topped with more marshmallow and chocolate frosting - making them a festive cupcake everyone will love!
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Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 box Chocolate Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 (3.9 oz) box chocolate instant pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups water
- ½ cup oil canola, vegetable, or avocado
- 36 marshmallows 12 cut in half
- ½ cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- peppermint crunch or holiday sprinkles for garnish
- holiday straws for garnish
Frosting
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup water
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
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Instructions
- Preheat over to 325°F.
- Place liners in cupcake pan.
- Mix cake mix, instant pudding, eggs, water, and canola oil with stand or hand mixer.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and push a large marshmallow into the center of each cupcake.
- Put cupcakes back in oven and bake for 2 minutes until marshmallows melt.
- Push marshmallows down into cake so it will melt and fill center and empty spaces around cupcake.
- Let cupcakes cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to cooling rack. Make frosting while they are cooling.
- Fill marshmallow indentation with mini chocolate chips, then add frosting over chocolate chips.
- Cut large marshmallows in half and place half a marshmallow on top of each cupcake. Drizzle with frosting, then garnish with peppermint crunch or holiday sprinkles.
- Cut holiday straws into thirds and place one piece of straw in each cupcake.
Frosting
- Mix powdered sugar, cocoa powder, water, and vanilla until smooth.
Notes
- Watch the oven when you put the cupcakes back in with the marshmallow. You really only want to cook them for two minutes to let the marshmallow melt but not start browning. You’re not making cookie s’mores after all.
- Turn these into Valentine’s Day cupcakes with pink cupcake wrappers, Valentine’s Day straws, and/or Valentine’s Day sprinkles of some sort. They’re delicious and decadent.
- Make sure the cupcakes have time to cool before adding the chocolate glaze. Otherwise the glaze will just pool and melt off the hot cupcakes.
- Pat the cupcake tins down gently on the counter to get rid of any air bubbles in the cupcake batter before putting in the oven. This helps them cook more evenly.
- Use a 3 tablespoon cookie scoop (also called a large cookie scoop) to scoop the batter into your cupcake wrappers. This helps ensure all of the cupcakes are the same size and will cook evenly. Otherwise, use a measuring cup to fill them about 3/4 full.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
261kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
24mg
(1%)
Potassium
155mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
49IU
(1%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 261 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 261kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 24mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 155mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 49IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.8
15 reviews
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