CHOCOLATE VELVET CUPCAKES

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Adding sour cream and chocolate chips to Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix adds a deeply decadent flavor to these cupcakes.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h20m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 to 2 teaspoons butter flavor or vanilla
2 heaping tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons butter flavor or vanilla
24 chocolate curls

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients except chocolate chips with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes, or until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • Bake 18 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out almost clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from muffin pans. Cool completely.
  • In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in butter flavor until icing is creamy. Place in decorating bag fitted with tip; pipe large swirls on tops of cupcakes. Top with chocolate curls. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 310, Carbohydrate 39 g, Cholesterol 55 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 230 mg, Sugar 30 g, TransFat 0 g

Raj Kumar Giri Muskan Premi
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These are the best chocolate cupcakes I've ever had! The recipe is easy to follow and the cupcakes are always moist and delicious.


Banobey Solomo
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I've made these cupcakes several times and they always turn out great. They are a great recipe to have on hand for when you need a quick and easy dessert.


Emmanuel Makgolwne
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These cupcakes are perfect for any occasion. They are always a hit with my friends and family.


Kennedy Muli
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So easy to make and so yummy! My new favorite chocolate cupcake recipe.


Melissa Jacko
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These cupcakes are delicious! I love the chocolate flavor and the moist texture. I will definitely be making them again.


Toretha Sidney
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Made these for a bake sale and they sold out super fast! Everyone loved them.


Maame Yaa
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Amazing! I made these for my kids' birthday party and they were a huge hit. The cupcakes were gone in minutes.


Pioshi pioshi
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Really impressed with how these turned out! I've tried other chocolate cupcake recipes before but these are by far the best. Definitely a keeper.


HELEN EGUNDA
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5 stars! Moist and fluffy with just the right amount of chocolate flavor. Everyone at my party loved them!


Shafqat Hussain
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My partner and I made this recipe for our anniversary and they were divine! We are not great bakers so we were worried about how they would turn out, but they were really easy to make and so moist and delicious.