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Chocolate Cake Batter Cupcakes

Servings 20 cupcakes

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes:

  • 1 Box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 C. melted butter slightly cooled (or oil)
  • 1 C. buttermilk or milk
  • 2/3 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cake Batter Frosting:

  • 1 C. butter softened
  • 1/3 C. yellow cake mix dry, sifted to remove lumps
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 3-4 C. powered sugar

Sprinkles and Cherries for decoration

Instructions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pans with cupcake liners.
  2. 2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
  3. 3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, butter, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla extract and whisk until smooth.
  4. 4. Add cake mix and stir.
  5. 5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 15-21 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
  6. 6. Let cool.
  7. 7. Cake Batter Frosting: Beat butter for 1 minute. Add yellow cake mix, vanilla extract and milk and beat again. Slowly add in powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency. Taste, if you want a stronger cake batter taste, add in more yellow cake mix.
  8. 8. Pipe into cooled cupcakes and top with sprinkles and cherries!