Chocolate Fudge Jr. Mint cupcakes

Contributed by Meredith Slight.  Thanks Meredith!!

Meredith co-hosted a show in January with my friend Amy Harris.  They hold the record for best attended show - they had 22 guests!!  I've never heard of that before!  We were all so excited about the amount of freebies they were able to get!  One of which was the mini muffin tray, which Meredith has put to good use.  Here's her recipe:

Chocolate Fudge Jr Mint Centered Cupcakes

1 box Pillsbury Devils Food Cake Mix

4 eggs

1/2 Cup vegetable oil

1/2 Cup water

1 small box instant chocolate pudding mix

1/2 Cup sour cream

1 Cup chocolate chips

3 4 oz boxes Jr Mints (look for them on sale, I found them for $1.00)

Favorite Vanilla or Cream Cheese Frosting

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a stand or electric mixer, add the cake mix, eggs, oil, water, pudding mix, sour cream and chocolate chips. Mix on medium for 2 minutes or until well combined and somewhat thick. Scoop into 24 paper lined muffin cups. Press 3 JR mints into the center of each cupcake center. Bake for 22-25 minutes or until toothpick comes mostly clean from center. Let cool completely and frost with your favorite vanilla or cream cheese frosting.

24 cupcakes

Don't these look fabulous!  Meredith says she got 40 mini cupcakes out of this recipe and only put 1 Jr. Mint in the center of the batter.