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Chocolate Velvet Cupcakes

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 24
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Adding sour cream and chocolate chips to Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ devil's food cake mix adds a deeply decadent flavor to these cupcakes.
By Christy Jordan
Updated Apr 10, 2012
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons butter flavor or vanilla
  • 2 heaping tablespoons unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 1 cup chocolate chips (6 oz)

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons butter flavor or vanilla
  • 24 chocolate curls

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat all cupcake ingredients except chocolate chips with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes, or until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
  • 3
    Bake 18 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cupcake comes out almost clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from muffin pans. Cool completely.
  • 4
    In medium bowl, beat cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Beat in butter flavor until icing is creamy. Place in decorating bag fitted with tip; pipe large swirls on tops of cupcakes. Top with chocolate curls. Store covered in refrigerator.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    "Let kids go down the list of ingredients and help you gather everything from the pantry. The youngest always gets the job of placing the cupcake liners in the pan. This will make them feel important while the oldest gets to measure out ingredients. I let my oldest pour the measured ingredients in and then my youngest gets to add chocolate chips once she is done with the cupcake liners. Turn the oven light on once you have them in the oven so everyone can watch! My youngest has been known to pull up a chair and sit there watching during the whole "show"! I make the icing, and the kids are both taste testers to make sure it’s good enough for their cupcakes. Give each child a bowl of icing and a butter knife and let them ice their cupcakes, providing chocolate sprinkles and chocolate chips to use as decorations. Share with family and friends and brag on what a wonderful job the kids did!" - Christy Jordan

Nutrition

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