Valentine’s Day is a perfect opportunity to let the sweet people in your life know how much the mean to you , and what better way than with a sweet treat? On a day showered in sugar, your run-of-the-mill cupcake recipes won’t cut it, so we have picked out this box-of-chocolates option to wow your loved ones. It will put your other Valentine’s Day recipes to shame! To make it, you will need:
- 1 package of devil’s food cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/3 cups of strong brewed coffee
- 1/2 cup of canola oil
- Chocolate frosting
For The Filling:
- 8 oz. of chopped bittersweet chocolate
- 3 tablespoons of sugar
- 4 tablespoons of strong brewed coffee
- 3 beaten egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons of thawed orange juice concentrate
- 2 tablespoons of Nutella
- 1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream
- 1 1/2 cups of whipped topping
Preheat your oven to 350. Line 24 muffin cups.
Mix cake mix, eggs, coffee, and oil until smooth. Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full of the mixture. Bake for 18-22 minutes. Let cool completely.
Meanwhile, melt chocolate with sugar and three tablespoons of coffee in a double boiler, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Whisk in the egg yolks and stir for 5 minutes.
Divide the mixture into three bowls; mix orange juice concentrate into one, Nutella and cream into the second, and remaining coffee into the third. Add ½ cup of whipped topping into each bowl. Core cupcakes and fill eight of each with each flavor of filling. Frost and enjoy. Yum!
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