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Recipe: The Best Birthday Cupcakes with Chocolate Syrup Frosting (using cake mix)

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THE BEST BIRTHDAY CUPCAKES
WITH CHOCOLATE SYRUP FROSTING


FOR THE CUPCAKES:
24 paper liners for cupcake pans (2 1/2-inch size)
1 package (18.5 ounces) plain butter recipe golden cake mix
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
FOR THE CHOCOLATE SYRUP FROSTING:
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup chocolate syrup
3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Colored sprinkles, for garnish

TO MAKE THE CUPCAKES:
Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners. Set the pans aside.

Place the cake mix, cream cheese, sugar, water, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.

Blend on low speed with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, until the ingredients are well blended, then stop the machine and scrape down the sides. n Increase mixer speed to medium and beat for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more, scraping sides again if needed.

The batter should be smooth and thickened. Spoon or scoop 1/4 cup batter into each lined cupcake cup, filling it two thirds of the way full. (You will get between 22 and 24 cupcakes; remove the empty liners, if any.) Place the pans in the oven.

Bake the cupcakes until they are golden and spring back when lightly pressed with your finger, 24 to 27 minutes.

Remove pans from oven; place them on wire racks to cool for 5 minutes.

Run a dinner knife around the edges of the cupcake liners, lift the cupcakes up from the bottoms of the cups using the end of the knife, and pick them out of the cups carefully with your fingertips. n Place them on a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes before frosting.

MEANWHILE, PREPARE THE CHOCOLATE SYRUP FROSTING:
Place the butter, cocoa powder, and chocolate syrup in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed until just combined, 30 seconds. n Stop machine and add sugar, milk, and vanilla. Blend with mixer on low speed until sugar is incorporated, 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, 1 minute more.

Place a heaping tablespoon of frosting on each cupcake and swirl to spread it out with a short metal spatula or spoon, taking care to cover the tops completely.

Makes 24 cupcakes
Source: Cupcakes From the Cake Doctor by Anne Byrn
MsgID: 0219531
Shared by: Betsy at Recipelink.com
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