by Lindsay Weiss posted in Life & Home

If you're looking for something special for your sweetheart(s), I've got the perfect yummy treat. This is my go-to chocolate cake recipe and a delicious deep, dark chocolate frosting to go with it.
The cupcakes start with a mix, but I promise they won't taste like it by the time you're done. Adding pudding, sour cream, coffee and mini-chips make these so tender and full of flavor. Topped with a homemade dark chocolate frosting, these are sure to please even the pickiest chocoholic.
I actually made the cupcakes almost a week ahead of time and froze them. Then I defrosted the cupcakes and made the frosting on the day I wanted to serve them. This worked perfectly for my sweethearts!
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Midnight Chocolate Cupcakes

I'm specific about the brand of cake mix -- Duncan Hines -- because it does NOT already include pudding in the mix. This is good, because you're adding your own.
1 (18.25 ounce) package Duncan Hines devil's food cake mix

1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix

1 cup sour cream

1 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

1/2 cup warm coffee

2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup butter, room temperature

2/3 cup boiling water

1 cup Hershey's Special Dark cocoa powder, sifted

8 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line muffin cups with paper liners. (This makes about 60 mini cupcakes ...