Take A Box Cake Mix And Go From Ordinary To Extraordinary!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 25-30 minutes
Ingredients
1 box (Betty Crocker, Dunkin Hines) dark chocolate cake mix
1 stick butter, melted
1 1/3 cups coffee, cooled
3 eggs
1 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + garnish
Cooking Tools
Cupcake baking pan
Cupcake paper liners
Large mixing bowl
Directions
Preheat oven 350 Degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, add all the ingredients and whisk until well incorporated. Line cupcake pan with liners and fill each with batter 3/4 the way full. Bake in oven for 25 minutes. Check to make sure center is done, with a inserted knife comes out clean. Let cool before icing. Garnish with some semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Yield 10-12 cupcakes
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
Ingredients
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 -3/4 cup heavy cream
1 tsp instant coffee granules
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Directions
Place all ingredients in a microwave safe glass bowl. Cover with paper towel and heat in 1 minute increments and whisk occasionally, do not boil.(you may also use a Bain Marie). Whisk until smooth and melted. Set aside until room temperature. Spread on top of cupcakes. Cook's Note: This is not your thin Ganache recipe which is equal parts chocolate to cream. This version is thicker as it cools, it should not look like soup.
