Want to make rich cupcakes that look and taste professional, but are easy to make? These cupcakes definitely live up to those standards. They are a chocolate lover’s dream…dark chocolate cake filled with mini chocolate chips and topped with a rich and creamy ganache topping. The best part is the ganache topping is made with only two ingredients!
Triple Chocolate Cupcakes
adapted from Truffle Lover’s Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 box Pillsbury dark chocolate cake mix
1 1/4 cup water
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 cup miniature semi sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup whipping cream
Directions:
- Place paper baking cups in muffin pan.
- Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Stir in miniature chocolate chips.
- Divide batter evenly among 24 baking cups.
- Bake 19 to 23 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack.
- In heavy 1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium-high heat until hot but not boiling; remove from heat.
- Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips until melted. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Dip tops of cupcakes in ganache. Top with mini chocolate chips.
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Those cupcakes look so rich and delicious – right up my alley!
I would have a hard time resisting those cupcakes! They look so rich and well… perfect!
WOW those cupcakes look insane. I have to bake my bf’s parents some chocolate cake and I am SO close to using this recipe instead of baking from scratch…heheh let me run this by him and see what he says.
I’d love me a chocolate dipper, I just don’t have enough room in my kitchen for more gadgets! Boo.
wow! those look so good that the “everything in moderation” thing might be a tad bit difficult…
Megan,
My daughters will love me when I make these cupcakes. Looks heavenly and so chocolatey! Yum!
They look yummy!
Your survey on the RH side re: Green & Black Chocolate. I was slightly surprised by the results after I voted! I bought a bar of the toffee chocolate today and am waiting for the new salted caramelized peanut one! I
“dark chocolate cake filled with mini chocolate chips and topped with a rich and creamy ganache topping” – count me in!!! They definitely look very professional!
These cupcakes would not last in my house. They look sooooo good. I am a new shop keeper at Open Sky. My store should be opening next week. I love to meet fellow shop keepers. Thanks for the heads up!
Yay for dipping things in ganache. What is not improved by that?!
The cupcakes look fantastic! My daughter is a chocolate cake fanatic
Very pretty indeed! Thanks so much for this scrumptious looking recipe.
Wow, those cupcakes look AMAZING! Thanks for sharing them!
Neat cupcakes, they look absolutely delectable Megan … and what a cool dipper!
Awesome job, looks alot better than the Brownies I attempted yesterday. The ganache looks pretty good, not what I expected!
I love a good chocolate treat and these cupcakes look like they would hit the spot:)
You had my attention with triple chocolate! YUM! Love the look of these cupcakes–they look so moist!
Give me ganache and I’ll dive in! What a cute little dipper!
Thanks for sharing Megan! It’s great to see you again!
~Liz