Ingredients
1boxGreat Value® Deluxe Moist Devil’s Food Chocolate Cake Mix,or any brand preferred
1cupwater
⅓cupvegetable oil
3largeeggs
¾cupcocoa powder
1cupboiling water
2cupsAll-Purpose Flour
1¼cupsgranulated sugar
4largeeggs
1cupvegetable oil
½cupwhole milk
1¼tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
1tspvanilla extract
2tspRainbow Sprinkles
2cupscream cheese frosting
caramel sauce,for drizzling
maraschino cherry,for topping
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 12-cup cupcake tins with paper liners.
If using prepared mix, in a medium bowl, whisk together the cake mix, water, oil, and eggs.
If making the cupcake batter from scratch, whisk together in a small bowl the cocoa powder and boiling water until the cocoa powder is completely dissolved.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, milk, cocoa mixture, baking soda, salt and vanilla extract.
Fill the cupcake cups halfway with batter.
Bake for 18 to 21 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool completely before decorating.
Using a large piping tip, poke a hole in the center of each cupcake. Discard the scraps or save for another use.Fill each hole with the sprinkles.
Top each cupcake with cream cheese frosting, a drizzle of caramel, and 1 maraschino cherry.
