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Star-Studded Celebration Cupcakes

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 2, 2009
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Moist, chocolaty cupcakes spread with a rich, melt-in-your mouth frosting and topped with fun chocolate designs. Yum!

Star-Studded Celebration Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

  • 4 oz sweet baking chocolate or semisweet baking chocolate
  • White chocolate baking bar, melted, if desired
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup water
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate or creamy white frosting
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 1-quart saucepan, melt sweet baking chocolate over low heat, stirring frequently. Place waxed paper on cookie sheet. Spread melted chocolate in 8-inch square on waxed paper. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.
  • Step 
    2
    Remove chocolate from refrigerator; let stand until room temperature. Cut with cookie cutters of desired shapes and sizes. Refrigerate until ready to place on cupcakes. Carefully peel cutouts from waxed paper, handling as little as possible. Dip half of each cutout into melted white baking chocolate; refrigerate until set.
  • Step 
    3
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line 36 regular-size muffin cups with paper baking cups. In large bowl, beat all remaining ingredients except frosting with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into muffin cups, filling each 1/2 full.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Spread with frosting. Garnish with chocolate cutouts.

Nutrition

165 Calories
6 g Total Fat
2 g Protein
27 g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
165
Calories from Fat
55
Total Fat
6 g
Saturated Fat
4 g
Cholesterol
15 mg
Sodium
120 mg
Potassium
40 mg
Total Carbohydrate
27 g
Dietary Fiber
1 g
Protein
2 g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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