Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 12

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® devil's food cake mix (from 18.25-oz box)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup Betty Crocker® Whipped vanilla frosting (from 12-oz container)
  • 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
  • 1/4 teaspoon unsweetened baking cocoa
  • 6 miniature pretzel twists, broken in half

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal pan (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Place paper baking cup in each of 12 regular-size muffin cups.

2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.

3. Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4. In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut 3/8-inch tip off 1 corner of bag. (Or spoon mixture onto cupcakes instead of piping.)

5. Pipe 3 small dollops of frosting mixture on top of each cupcake to resemble melted marshmallows. Sprinkle with cocoa. Press pretzel half into side of each cupcake for cup handle.