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"From the Heart" Cupcakes

Easy-to-make chocolate hearts create "love-ly" cupcakes.
Prep Time: 35 min
Total Time: 1 hour 55 min
Makes: 24 cupcakes
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Cupcakes
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Frosting
1cup white vanilla baking chips (6 oz)
1container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
Chocolate Hearts
1/2cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2teaspoon shortening
1.Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for cupcakes, using water, oil and eggs.
2.In medium microwavable bowl, microwave white baking chips uncovered on High 45 seconds. Stir; if necessary, microwave in 15-second increments, stirring after each, until chips are melted and smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in frosting until well blended. Immediately frost cupcakes, or pipe frosting on cupcakes.
3.Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. In 1-cup microwavable measuring cup, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on Medium (50%) 30 seconds. Stir; microwave in 10-second increments, stirring after each, until melted and smooth. Place chocolate in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to pipe 24 heart shapes on waxed paper. Refrigerate 10 minutes to set chocolate. Garnish each cupcake with a chocolate heart.
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Variation
Change the wow in these cupcakes from hearts to initials, numbers or free-form designs, using the melted chocolate.
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Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake: Calories 270 (Calories from Fat 120); Total Fat 13g (Saturated Fat 4g, Trans Fat 1 1/2g); Cholesterol 25mg; Sodium 250mg; Total Carbohydrate 36g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 27g); Protein 2Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 6Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 2 1/2 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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