The BEST chocolate cupcakes ever!

My husband has claimed (on more than one occasion) that these are the BEST chocolate cupcakes he’s ever had. My friend brought them over a couple months ago and we literally both gasped! They were so soft and full of chocolate goodness, we couldn’t just stop at one! Since that day we’ve made this recipe about 3 times and plan to make it many more! And to tell you the truth I’m usually not a chocolate cake fan. I mean, I

 LOVE chocolate, but for some reason I’m just not a huge cake lover. These cupcakes definitely changed my mind! I’m telling you… they are that good! The secret ingredients are the pudding mix and sour cream! The flavor is fantastic.

Ingredients

• 1 box (15 oz) devils food cake mix
• 1 5.9 oz. box chocolate pudding (dry)
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 4 eggs
• 3/4 cup canola oil
• 3/4 cup hot water
• 8 oz sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325°.
2. In a large bowl combine the cake mix, chocolate pudding and chocolate chips. Stir until combined. Next mix in the eggs, canola oil and water. Finally mix in the sour cream.
3. Pour cake mix into the cupcake liners (about 3/4 the way full). Bake for 20-25 minutes or until they Spring back when touched. Do not over cook. You can also test with a tooth pick to make sure the centers are cooked all the way through.
4. Remove from oven and allow cupcakes to cool on a cooling rack.
5. Frost with buttercream frosting (recipe below).

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