Double Kisses Chocolate Cupcakes

Redsie's Note:

From Alan's Kitchen.

• Total Time: 40 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 30.0 cupcakes

• 60 Hershey chocolate kisses, brand milk chocolates
• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup hershey's cocoa
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/3 cups water

Directions:

1. Remove wrappers from chocolate pieces; set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups.
3. Combine butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl. Beat on high speed of mixer 3 minutes.
4. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and baking powder; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating just until blended.
5. Fill prepared muffin cups about 1/2 full with batter.
6. Place chocolate piece in center of each.
7. Bake 20 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
8. Remove from cups to wire rack. Cool completely.
9. Frost as desired.
10. Place another chocolate piece on top of each cupcake.

Reviews

[Kelli Ron]

Lovely cupcakes with a great taste. I did not frost the entire cupcake but opted for a dab of frosting with a kiss on top. The kids loved them!

[CoffeeB]

These are such wonderful little treats for the family without alot of fuss with frosting. I opted not to add frosting and just top with another kiss. Double bonus. Thanks for a great recipe Celine~ Made for 123Hits~

[blgpts]

my dil made this for the church pot luck, and it went really fast, and she got many, many, favorable comments. Its a keeper.