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Triple Chocolate Cupcakes

These decadent Triple Chocolate Cupcakes are filled with a creamy chocolate ganache and topped with a luscious white chocolate frosting.
Course Dessert
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 24
Calories 678kcal
Author Kat Jeter & Melinda Caldwell

Ingredients

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • 15.5 oz. Boxed Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 3.4 oz Box Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
  • 3/4 c. Sour Cream
  • 3/4 c. Vegetable oil
  • 3 Eggs

Dark Chocolate Ganache

  • 12 oz. Dark chocolate chips finely diced
  • 1 c. Heavy Cream

White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  • 2 c. butter softened
  • 4 c. Powdered Sugar
  • 12 oz. White Chocolate finely chopped
  • 1/2 c. Heavy Cream

Instructions

Chocolate Cupcakes

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl combine boxed cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, sour cream, vegetable oil, and eggs.
  • Prepare a muffin pan by inserting a cupcake liner in each cup.
  • Once combined pour the chocolate cupcake batter into the cupcake liners filling about 2/3 full.
  • Bake for 20 - 25 minutes until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.
  • Remove cupcakes from oven and let them cool completely.
  • Once cooled cut a small core from the center of each cupcake.

Dark Chocolate Ganache

  • In microwave heat heavy cream until boiling.
  • Pour heavy cream over dark chocolate and stir together until chocolate is fully melted.
  • Pour dark chocolate ganache into each cupcake.
  • Let ganache cool inside cupcakes until you are ready to frost.

White Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

  • In microwave heat heavy cream until boiling.
  • Pour heavy cream over white chocolate and stir together until chocolate is fully melted.
  • Let white chocolate cool for 5 minutes.
  • In a large mixing bowl cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
  • While continuing to mix butter and sugar slowly pour in white chocolate.
  • Whip until fully incorporated and light and fluffy.
  • Pipe frosting onto filled cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 678kcal | Carbohydrates: 73g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 28g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 234mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 61g | Vitamin A: 790IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 1.2mg