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Chocolate Volcano Cupcakes

Makes 24 cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients
1 package Red Velvet or Devil’s Food cake mix
24 Hershey’s Kisses, unwrapped

Frosting and Decorating Ingredients
½ cup butter, room temperature
4 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 to 3 tablespoons milk
Orange paste food coloring
Red decorating sprinkles or sugar

Let’s Bake Cupcakes!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 cupcake pans with paper liners. Set aside until ready to use.

  1. Make cake mix according to package directions. Fill each cupcake mold evenly with cupcake batter ¾ full.
  2. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or according to package directions for cupcakes.
  3. Carefully remove from oven and cool 10 minutes on wire racks in cupcake pans. Remove cupcakes from pans and slightly push 1 Hershey’s kiss into the center of each cupcake. The tip of the kiss should be showing. Cool cupcakes 10 minutes on wire racks before frosting or decorating.

Let’s Make Frosting!

  1. With an electric mixer, beat butter in a large bowl until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, a little at a time, until you have used all 4 cups.
  2. Add vanilla, 1 tablespoon milk and orange paste food coloring. Mix until smooth and creamy. Add more milk if needed to form a smooth frosting consistency.
  3. Frost cupcakes generously with piles of lava frosting, letting some drip down the sides. Garnish with red sprinkles or sugar.

Kids Cooking Shop Kid-friendly Cooking Tips

  1. For a fun birthday theme, host a Cupcake Birthday Party! Have assorted flavors of cupcakes baked-up and ready to go.
  2. Give each attendee a 6 cup or 12 cup cupcake pan that has been lined with paper liners and filled with an assortment of colored frostings and candy decorations.
  3. Instruct each child to choose two cupcakes to frost and decorate; one to eat at the party and one to take home.
  4. The cupcake pan, some colorful paper cupcake liners and a personalized hand decorated cupcake make the perfect party favor.