Mississippi Mud Cupcakes
I am not a big chocolate person, but this week, I definitely need some chocolate in my life.
I mean, most problems can usually be solved with some Sour Patch Kids or Chewy Sprees, but not this week. Thunderstorms not only demolished my yard, trampoline and several trees but even WORSE, cut off the end of last night’s Bachelorette. My baby boy is graduating kindergarten. I haven’t had good hair in over a week due to humidity and I am pretty sure that the cereal ghost is still hanging around having a good laugh at my expense.
And of course, all that end of the world nonsense over the weekend didn’t help, although if we are being honest, I wasn’t worried. We all know that God wouldn’t let the world end before any of us had a chance to go see Breaking Dawn in theatres.
Duh.
Anyways, yesterday I found myself drowning my sorrows in a can of chocolate frosting.
As in…I was eating it with a giant serving spoon.
It’s a bad week, okay? I’m out of sorts.
So I decided that I needed to get myself together and make some chocolate cupcakes. With chocolate frosting.
Because that is what a normal person does.
I think.
(cake batter from TidyMom’s “tastes like homemade” cake mix recipe)
(click here for printable recipe)
INGREDIENTS
Box chocolate cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Dark Chocolate Fudge)
1 stick butter, melted
3 eggs
1 cup water
2 cans chocolate frosting (I used Duncan Hines Classic Chocolate)
Chopped pecans (about a cup)
Bag mini marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 and line 24 muffin cups with liners.
In the bowl of a mixer, combine cake mix, melted butter, eggs and water. Beat on low for one minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and increase speed to high. Beat for one minute.
Fill muffin cups about 1/3 full. Place a spoonful of chocolate frosting in the center of the batter and top with 4 or 5 mini marshmallows. Spoon cake batter over the frosting/marshmallows to cover completely. Cups SHOULD NOT be more than 1/2-2/3 of the way full. Bake for about 15 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched.
Some of the cupcakes may sink in just a bit in the middle. That is fine, you will be covering them with frosting.
Frosting:
2 sticks butter, softened slightly
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 Tablespoons heavy cream
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
In the bowl of a mixer, beat butter, cream, and vanilla on medium speed until smooth and blended. Add powdered sugar and cocoa powder and beat on low until just mixed. Pour in chocolate syrup and beat on high for 2 minutes.
Frost cupcakes and top with marshmallows. Place leftover canned chocolate frosting in the microwave and microwave on high, stirring every 5 seconds until pourable, but not too runny. Spoon frosting over cupcakes and top with chopped pecans.
These cupcakes are chocolatey, messy and probably really fattening.
Perfect for a bad day.
Thanks so much for visiting me, I hope you have a great day!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
You are absolutely right. No just and loving God would end the world before we get to see Bella and Edward in all their torn feather pillow glory.
I think we should make a date to see Breaking Dawn together somehow, and then eat these incredibly decadent cupcakes afterwards. Because come on. Edward AND Mississippi Mud Pie cupcakes on the same day? Then who cares if the rapture comes or not?
Ig ni sjigqkste pl;2nidg! Oh, sorry. All that chocolate yumminess made me temporarily non-verbal. That was my attempt at saying how choc-o-MAZING these look! I must, repeat MUST try these as soon as possible!
Oh my gosh! I laughed out loud at work on your comment about the world not ending as we haven't seen Breaking Dawn yet. So funny and so true. :) Mmm…Edward and Mississippi mud pie cupcakes, I like Amber's thinking!
Grr..it will only let me post anonymously. Kristina a.k.a Bluefunk :(
you eat chocolate frosting directly out of the can? That is SO something I would never even think of doing…ever, like never ever ever.
ok..i am a total liar. which is probably why I am still on earth and not sucked up into "rapture"…but glad for it because now I have a reason to make these delicious looking cupcakes. *in 21 days* ;)
YUM!!! I love your posts and all of your delicious treats :)
OK confession time. I keep an emergency can of chocolate frosting in the fridge at all times because, well, um have you seen the name of my blog? These look amazing.
I want to reach in with my fingers and just grab all the frosting off of that. It looks so sinfully thick and creamy.
On another note, sorry you've been having a bad week :-(
You BAKED the frosting?
I want to be you when I grow up. Seriously. Who bakes frosting? Cool people, that's who.
Hope your icky week gets better soon.
Hey Queenie…had to laugh when you wrote..Some of the cupcakes may sink in just a bit in the middle. That is fine, you will be covering them with frosting….good to know that happens to royalty too! Anytime my cupcakes fizzle out I just think..cool, more frosting will fix 'er right up! Have great week.
That storm hit us so fast last night (here in Ohio). Our poor patio umbrella got scooped up like a Wizard of Oz moment…watching it fly across the yard! Fortunately, that was the least of our damage so we can't complain. At all.
Those cupcakes look amazing. I too would rather have chewy spree (do you have any), or Skittles, my absolute fav.
Thanks for sharing!!
-Aimee
These are totally worth the 3 pounds i just gained from reading. LOVE.
haha, this is crazy. wow. i can't wait to take these calories in!
-meg
@ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com
I always laugh out loud when I read your posts. Hope everything gets better for you guys!
Thanks for the laugh with your reference to the world not ending before seeing Breaking Dawn – even with all of your sorrows, you managed to make us all laugh!!! I think you can watch that last part of the Bachelorette online here: http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette
I almost choked when you said God wouldn't end the world before we got to see Breaking Dawn – truth! (I would also add the final Harry Potter!) I haven't eaten frosting out of the can in a long time – but now I think I might need to stop by the store……Thanks for the laughs!
These sound delicious! Also, I'm pretty sure God wouldn't let the world end before the last Harry Potter movie. I know I'm the worst fan ever because I've never read any of the books, but still…I spent a lot of time watching those movies, and I would have been pretty mad if I didn't get to see how it ends!
chocolate will help you to drive out depression so it is good if you eat chocolate or something sweet if you feel low. You also used pecan, this nut is good for the brain and it will also lower cholesterol. I like your recipe and I will keep this on my diary.
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Eating these could definitely confuse though thinking they missed the rapture. One would surely feel that they have indeed died and gone to heaven.
Hope the rest of the week picks up for you.
I honestly started tearing up from laughing so hard after reading this! Of course we will get to see Breaking Dawn in theaters before the end of the world! Duh! Oh my gosh I love you! You seriously brighten up every single one of my gloomy days. Oh and I saw the end of The Bachelorette… she chose Bently! Ouch!
Oh, Kristan! These look totally DANGEROUS!!!
Seriously??? OH M Gee!!! My goodness these are like cupcake heaven!! I have to try these!! But man, I wonder how many Weight Watcher Points these are?….hahaha probably over my total limit of the day!!! :o(
Yaneri
I think we're having the same kind of week. Wish these could magically be whipped up for me!
I just passed out for a few minutes at my desk. I think I hit my head on my computer screen. I think I love you and need you to come over and make me these to avoid future injuries.
I'd like to quote you on my blog, if that's alright. The Breaking Dawn comment had me laughing out loud!
P.s you can watch the Bachelorette on Hulu for free.
LOL @ the Breaking Dawn reference :D Those cupcakes look totally lethal, and that frosting spooned over the top, makes me want to reach out and wipe some off with my finger… Thank you for sharing this recipe :)
Looks like a diabetic coma waiting to happen… just my sort of cupcake!
You are so funny – love these cupcakes for sure.
I made the frosting tonight and put it on brownies. YUMMMMMMM!
I am in love. 'nuff said.
Can't believe you made these! Do you have a degree in cake decorating?! they look amazing… I think it must be an American thing, no? Something in the water? All the cupcakes I see on American blogs look divine, the ones on British blogs…umm, 'homely'.
Sometimes chocolate is just so necessary! I love the presentation of these cupcakes!
normally i'm not a chocolate person either but lawd, the weather is driving me to drink . . . well, driving me to chocolate anyways
These look amazing! Your pictures are lovely and your post is a hoot! Thanks for sharing!
You were peeking in my windows. I know this because you described my week perfectly. Well except for the part about eating frosting out of the can…because who would EVER do such a thing? I tell my kids they can't do that ALL THE TIME. Why in the world would I ever do such a thing? *cough cough* (Hangs head in shame)
Wow these look amazing!
Dear me oh my! I wish I was at your house when you made these! Talk about chocolate bliss.
These cupcakes look divine. I am SO putting these on my mile-long to make list. (Don't worry, they'll be at the top.) And Kristan, There. Is. Nothing. In. The. Whole. World. Better. Than. Chocolate. With. Marshmellows. And sometimes i eat chocolate frosting out of the can, too. Only with a fork. I know, weird, but I have this thing with eating it with a fork.
I read your recipe this afternoon and had to try – they were perfect for our last-minute get-together. Thank you for the inspiration!
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This is insane!!!! I'm sitting here drooling over that cupcake – I can almost taste it through the screen! If only . . . can't wait to try it!! :)
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Oh my goodness I love this and I love your blog. Your comments on the world ending and Breaking Dawn was enough to make me start following you!! :) I cant wait to try out this recipe. Thanks!
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