Known also as "lava cakes," molten cakes are the answer to the most decadent chocolate craving. Here's an easy version using cake mix.
Molten Chocolate Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
- 1 box (4-serving size) chocolate fudge instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 1 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs
- 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Chocolate Frosting
- Powdered sugar, if desired
- Sliced strawberries, if desired
Instructions
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Step1In 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.
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Step2Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour 24 large (2 3/4x1 1/4-inch) nonstick muffin cups. In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter among muffin cups. Spoon 1 tablespoon cold chocolate mixture on top of batter in center of each cup.
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Step3Bake 17 to 20 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool 2 minutes. Run knife around edge of cupcakes. Carefully remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes. Spread frosting on top of cupcakes. Just before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish with strawberry slices. Serve warm. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
280
Calories
14g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
25g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 130
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 22%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 30%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
- 13%
- Sodium
- 260mg
- 11%
- Potassium
- 115mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 25g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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