Pillsbury’s Funfetti cake mix is my favorite cake mix to make. I think I will start a tradition of making them for Austin’s school birthday parties because a) it’s faster and easier to make on a weeknight than homemade cupcakes and b) kids always love them. All I added to the batter was meringue powder to make them rise more. Austin really enjoyed these. When he turned one, he hardly knew what to do when we put cake in front of him, but now he is a pro!
This is one of my favorite cakes to make. I made them as cupcakes for the first time for Austin’s birthday party. I only made one small alteration to the recipe- I added 3 teaspoons of meringue powder to help them rise more. I frosted them with buttercream frosting.
Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients
Directions
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with “PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE” CHOCOLATE FROSTING. 10 to 12 servings.
VARIATIONS:
ONE-PAN CAKE: Grease and flour 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350° F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely. Frost.
THREE LAYER CAKE: Grease and flour three 8-inch round baking pans. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 30 to 35 minutes. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost.
BUNDT CAKE: Grease and flour 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°F. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 50 to 55 minutes. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost.
CUPCAKES: Line muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper bake cups. Heat oven to 350°F. Fill cups 2/3 full with batter. Bake 22 to 25 minutes. Cool completely. Frost. About 30 cupcakes.
From: Hersheys.com
Last year, I made pink lemonade cupcakes. While they were good, I found them to be way too tart for my taste. So, with that in mind, I made these margarita cupcakes with less margarita mix than the recipe called for. Instead of the entire can, I used a little more than half of it and diluted it with water (filling the can so that I still had the same amount of liquid). I topped them with buttercream frosting. I loved them!
From: www.cupcakefun.com
