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Ingredients

  • 1 (15 1/4-16 1/2 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
  • water, vegetable oil and egg amounts stated on cake mix package
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature
  • 12 cup sifted NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Baking Cocoa
  • 4 cups sifted powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 -6 tablespoons milk, divided
  • 1 cup NESTLE TOLL HOUSE DelightFulls Mint Filled Morsels, coarsely chopped, divided

Method

  • PREHEAT oven as directed for cupcakes.
  • Paper-line 24 muffin cups.
  • PREPARE cake batter according to package directions.
  • Spoon into prepared muffins cups.
  • Bake as directed or until wooden pick inserted in cupcakes comes out clean.
  • Cool in pans for 5 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • BEAT butter and cocoa in large mixer bowl until creamy.
  • Add powdered sugar and vanilla extract; beat on low until combined.
  • Slowly beat in 4 tablespoons milk until creamy, adding additional tablespoons of milk if needed.
  • Remove 1 cup of frosting to small bowl.
  • Stir in 1/2 cup chopped DelightFulls morsels.
  • Spoon filling mixture into pastry bag fitted with large pastry tip or into food storage bag with 1/2-inch snipped from corner of bag.
  • CUT a 1-inch circle 1-inch deep with sharp knife from each cupcake.
  • Carefully remove cake pieces and save for another use such as crumbling over ice cream.
  • Pipe filling mixture into each cupcake.
  • Filling should be level with top of cupcake.
  • FROST cupcakes with remaining frosting in bowl.
  • Sprinkle cupcakes with remaining 1/2 cup chopped DelightFulls morsels.