Chocolate Pinata Cupcake: Candy Shop

Chocolate Pinata Cupcake: Candy Shop

Recipe by Codii Lopez from tasty.co

Snacks 30 Mins.

Ingredients

24

24 servings

  • 1 box Great Value® Deluxe Moist Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 cup water
  • ⅓ cup vegetable oil
  • 3 large eggs
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 cups Great Value® All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 teaspoons Great Value® Rainbow Sprinkles
  • 2 cups chocolate frosting
  • caramel sauce, for drizzling
  • mini peanut butter cup, for topping

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners.
  • OPTION 1: If using prepared mix, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs.
  • OPTION 2: If making the cupcake batter from scratch, in a small bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and boiling water until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, cocoa mixture, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
  • Fill the cupcake cups halfway with batter.
  • Bake for 18–21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
  • Using a large piping tip, poke a hole in the center of each cupcake. Discard the scraps or save for another use.Fill each hole with the sprinkles.
  • Top each cupcake with chocolate frosting, a drizzle of caramel, and a mini peanut butter cup.
  • Enjoy!

Nutritional Facts

Per 24 servings

  • Calories: 356
  • Carbohydrate: 44g
  • Fat: 18g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 5g
  • Sugar: 25g

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