Chocolate Candy Cane Cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 5 (1 ounce) squares BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
• 1 (18.25 ounce) package (2 layer size) chocolate cake mix
• 1 (3.9 ounce) package JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup BREAKSTONE'S Sour Cream
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup water
• 6 small candy canes, crushed, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Chop 4 chocolate squares; set aside. Beat cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil and water with mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 min. Stir in chopped chocolate and 2 Tbsp. candy. Spoon into 30 paper-lined 2-1/2-inch muffin cups.
2. Bake 20 to 23 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely.
3. Frost cupcakes with COOL WHIP. Melt remaining chocolate; drizzle over cupcakes. Top with remaining candy.

These cupcakes are not too common but from the people that make them they all seem to enjoy them. These would be great cupcakes to make especially on the occasion of christmas because they involve candy canes and those are the candies that we use for decoration during christmas. Be creative and use random things to makes cupcakes fun!