Description
Rich, chocolaty cupcakes with a smooth cream cheese filling topped with a light and fluffy chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix plus ingredients listed on the box
- 1 package cream cheese (8 oz– softened)
- 1 large egg
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 6 oz chocolate chips
For the Frosting:
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
- 2/3 cup Hersey’s Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 3 cup confectionary powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Pre-heat oven to 350°
- Mix cake mix with required ingredients listed on the back of the box. Fill your lined cupcake pan 2/3 full.
- Mix together softened cream cheese, sugar, and egg and beat until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips.
- To add the cream cheese mixture to the cupcakes, use a spoon to drop into each liner. The original recipe calls for 1 tsp of the cream cheese mix, but we did about 2 tsp per cupcake and it worked out great. Liners will be very full.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes. Use a toothpick to check the doneness of your cupcake. Insert the toothpick and if it comes out clean, your cupcakes are done. Allow cupcakes to cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
For the Frosting:
- Melt butter in the microwave for 20-30 seconds. Stir in unsweetened cocoa. Beat on medium speed until well combined.
- Continue to beat on medium speed while slowly adding powdered sugar and alternative will milk to prevent the frosting from becoming too stiff. Add vanilla.
- For a creamier frosting, add additional milk.