HERSHEY'S HUGS and KISSES Secret Admirer Cupcakes

Name: HERSHEY'S HUGS and KISSES Secret Admirer Cupcakes | Recipes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 30 cupcakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened (125 mL); 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (125 mL); 2 cups granulated sugar (500 mL); 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL); 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (550 mL); 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (125 mL); 1 1/4 tsps baking soda (6 mL); 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL); 1 1/3 cups water (325 mL); 45 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, unwrapped and divided; 45 HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Milk Chocolates, unwrapped and divided; 1 lb prepared vanilla frosting (500 g); red food colouring (optional)

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:: 20 Min.
Prep:: 20 Min.
Skill Level:: Intermediate
Yields:: 30 cupcakes

Get those Valentine's Day Cupcakes ready! These creamy cupcakes are filled with chocolate and white chips, topped with a sweet pink frosting. Try them now!

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 20 minutes

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

1/2 cup

butter or margarine, softened (125 mL)
1/2 cup

vegetable shortening (125 mL)
2 cups

granulated sugar (500 mL)
2

eggs
1 tsp

vanilla extract (5 mL)
2 1/4 cups

all-purpose flour (550 mL)
1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (125 mL)
1 1/4 tsps

baking soda (6 mL)
1/2 tsp

salt (2 mL)
1 1/3 cups

water (325 mL)
45

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, unwrapped and divided
45

HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Milk Chocolates, unwrapped and divided
1 lb

prepared vanilla frosting (500 g)
red food colouring (optional)

Key Ingredients

HERSHEY'S COCOA Natural Cocoa, 652g can - Front of Package

Where to Buy

HERSHEY'S KISSES Milk Chocolate Candy, 104g bag - Front of Package

Where to Buy

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven

Muffin Tin

Paper Baking Cups

Measuring Cups

Mixing Bowl

Mixer

Wire Rack

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 30 muffin cups with paper or foil liners.

Beat the butter with the shortening and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir flour with cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Place 1 HERSHEY'S KISS or 1 HERSHEY'S HUG on surface of each cup; do NOT press candy into batter.

Bake for 20 to 23 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.

Stir frosting with several drops red food colouring (if using) for desired shade of pink frosting. Frost cupcakes. Top each cupcake with 1 HERSHEY'S KISS and 1 HERSHEY'S HUG.