Million Dollar Cupcakes

By daiseyduck

This priceless recipe for Million Dollar Cupcakes will do you proud. It may start with a chocolate cake mix, but that fancy, yet easy ganache topping

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25-ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 1/3
• cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet chocolate chips, divided
• 3/4 3/4
• cup heavy cream

Preparation

Step 1

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line muffin tins with paper liners.

Make cake mix according to package directions. Spoon batter into muffin tins, filling each cup about 2/3 full.

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, then stir in 1 cup chocolate chips. Drop 1 teaspoon cheese mixture onto each cupcake.

Bake as cake mix package directs. Let cool.

Place remaining chocolate chips in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan over medium heat, bring heavy cream to a boil, stirring constantly. Pour over chocolate chips and stir until mixture is smooth. Let ganache cool 5 to 10 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Spoon over top of each cupcake. Let harden, then serve.