Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Chips and Cream Cheese Frosting

I decided to start my Valentine's Day baking a little early.

This recipe is pretty basic, and there's nothing too crazy about it.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Bake Time: 18 - 22 minutes
Total Time: ~ 1 hour
Oven Temp: 350°


Cupcake Supplies:

• 1 Box Chocolate Cake Mix
• 1 Bag Dark Chocolate Chips ( I found red and brown ones for V-Day, but regular ones do just as well.)
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 C. oil
• 1 C. Water
• Cupcake Liners

Frosting Supplies

• 1 can Cream Cheese frosting (Not the whipped kind)
• Conversation Hearts
• McCormick Neon Food Coloring

Alright, lets get started. 

Combine the wet ingredients, then add the cake mix and chocolate chips. Mix until moistened.

Then fill the cupcake liners 2/3 full, and bake for 18 - 22 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool completely before frosting.

For the frosting, 

Empty the frosting into a bowl. Put 12 drops of pink coloring and 2 drops of blue coloring. Mix until the color is smooth and there are no streaks. 

Frost the cupcakes with a pastry bag, and decorate with conversation hearts.

Personally, I think that the phrases on those have seriously dropped in quality. So I just put them on with the blank side facing out so they weren't so awkward.

That's it! I know it is simple, but sometimes simple things are better! 

Until next week. :)