Filled Rich Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Filled Rich Chocolate Cupcakes | Recipes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 36 cupcakes
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa; 2 tsps baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 cups water; 2/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 Tbsps white vinegar; 2 tsps vanilla extract; 36 HERSHEY'S Miniatures Chocolate Bars (optional); 1 packages cream cheese, softened; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1/8 tsp salt; 1 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Mini Chips Semi-Sweet

Skill Level: Beginner

Filled with cream cheese, these rich, moist dark chocolate cupcakes are a perfect dessert for any occasion your family is celebrating.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 36 cupcakes

Prep:: 20 Min.
Bake:: 20 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

3 cups

all-purpose flour
2 cups

sugar
2/3 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa
2 tsps

baking soda
1 tsp

salt
2 cups

water
2/3 cup

vegetable oil
2 Tbsps

white vinegar
2 tsps

vanilla extract
36

HERSHEY'S Miniatures Chocolate Bars (optional)
Filling
1 packages

cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup

sugar
1

egg
1/8 tsp

salt
1 cup

HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips, HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Mini Chips Semi-Sweet

READY TO MAKE THIS?

You'll Need 

oven

2-1/2 inch muffin cup tin

muffin cups

Bowls

mixer

rubber scraper

wire rack

Step-By-Step Directions

Prepare Filling; set aside. Heat oven to 350°F. Line 36 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.

Stir together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 3 minutes. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Spoon 1 level tablespoon Filling into center of each cupcake.

Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in cake portion comes out clean. Remove from pan to wire rack. Cool 15 to 20 minutes. Place unwrapped miniature bar on top of each cupcake, if desired. Cool completely. Cover; refrigerate leftovers.

Filling: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and salt in small bowl until smooth and creamy. Stir in chocolate chips.

Goblin's Delight Filling: Add 2 teaspoons grated orange peel, 4 drops yellow food color and 3 drops red food color to Filling before stirring in chips.

Valentine Filling: Stir 4 to 5 drops red food color into Filling.

Peanut Butter Chip Filling: Omit chocolate; stir in 1 cup REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips.

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