Secret Admirer HERSHEY'S HUGS and KISSES Candy Cupcakes
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 22 Min.
- Prep:
- 25 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Beginner
- Yields:
- 30 cupcakes
If you’re looking for the perfect Valentine's Day sweet treat idea that's fun to make and decorate, your search is over. This easy-to-make recipe uses HERSHEY’S HUGS Candies and HERSHEY'S KISSES Chocolates to show the special person in your life how much you care. After baking and sharing a batch of these Secret Admirer HERSHEY'S HUGS and KISSES Candy Cupcakes, be prepared to receive some hugs and kisses of your own!
Want more Valentine's Day recipes that look and taste like they're made with love? Whip up this Peanut Butter Cup Heart Valentine Cake for the ones you love most.
Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 25 minutes
- Bake Time
- 22 minutes
- Cool Time
- 30 minutes
BAKE MODE:
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Ingredients
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45
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45HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies, divided
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine (1 stick), softened
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1/2 cupshortening
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2 cupssugar
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2eggs
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2-1/4 cupsall-purpose flour
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1/2 cup
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1-1/4 tspsbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1-1/3 cupswater
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1 canready-to-spread vanilla frosting (16 oz)
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red food coloring
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Step-By-Step Directions
Equipment Needed
oven
muffin cup tin
muffin cups
bowl
mixer
measuring cups
rubber scraper
wire rack
1
Heat oven to 350°F. Line 30 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper or foil bake cups. Remove wrappers from 15 KISSES and 15 HUGS.
2
Beat butter, shortening and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, 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 KISS or 1 HUG on surface of each cup; do not press candy into batter.
3
Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
4
Remove wrappers from remaining candies; set aside. Stir several drops red food coloring into frosting for desired shade of pink frosting. Frost cupcakes. Top each cupcake with 1 KISS and 1 HUG.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 30 servingsServing size 1 cupcake (70g)Amount per servingCalories270% Daily Value*Total Fat 14g 18%Saturated Fat 7g 35%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 25mg 8%Sodium 150mg 7%Total Carbohydrates 34g 12%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 26gIncludes 24g Added Sugar 48%Protein 2gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 16mg 2%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 45mg 0%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
