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Molten Chocolate Cupcakes

Known also as "lava cakes," molten cakes are the answer to the most decadent chocolate craving. Here's an easy version using cake mix.
Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 2 hours 0 min
Makes: 18 cupcakes
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1/2cup whipping cream
1cup semisweet chocolate chips
1box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix
1cup water
1/3cup vegetable oil
3eggs
1container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting
Powdered sugar
Sliced strawberries
1.In 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium-high heat until hot but not boiling. Stir in chocolate chips until melted and mixture is smooth. Refrigerate about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until thick.
2.Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease and flour or spray with baking spray with flour 18 large (2 3/4x1 1/4-inch) muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl constantly. Place 1/4 cup batter in each muffin cup. Spoon 1 tablespoon cold chocolate mixture on top of batter in center of each cup.
3.Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 1 minute. Carefully remove from pan; place on parchment paper. Cool 10 minutes. Frost with chocolate frosting. Just before serving, dust with powdered sugar. Garnish with strawberry slices. Serve warm.
High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Heat oven to 400°F. Increase water to 1 1/4 cups, decrease oil to 1/4 cup and add 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to dry cake mix. Use paper baking cups in 24 muffin cups. Bake 15 to 18 minutes.
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How-To
If you have only one 12-cup muffin pan, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Then bake the rest of the batter in the cooled muffin pan, adding 1 or 2 minutes to the bake time.

Nutrition Information:

1 Cupcake: Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 150); Total Fat 17g (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 2 1/2g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 320mg; Total Carbohydrate 43g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 31g); Protein 3Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 2%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10Exchanges: 1 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 3 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 3 
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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