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Surprise Graduation Cupcakes

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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 4, 2011
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Get your chocolate fix with four kinds of chocolate tucked into fun cupcakes.

Surprise Graduation Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 35 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 9
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on cake mix box
  • 24 milk chocolate candy drops or pieces, unwrapped
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 oz. white baking bars, melted (from 6-oz package)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips, melted

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full). Press 1 milk chocolate drop in center of each muffin cup.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake and cool as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, melted baking bar and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until blended. Gradually beat in milk until smooth and creamy. Frost cupcakes; pipe year with melted dark chocolate onto each cupcake. Store loosely covered.

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