Hugs Cupcakes

Hugs Cupcakes !

Cake

Ingredients:

1 milk chocolate cake mix

1 small box chocolate pudding mix

1 ½ cup milk

35 Hershey’s Hugs candy, chopped

1/3 cup oil

2 eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line muffin pans with cupcake liners. In a medium mixing bowl, add the cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil and eggs. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in chopped Hugs.  Pour batter into cupcake holders. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes or until done. Do not over bake. Cool completely.

Frosting

Ingredients:

30 Hershey’s Hugs candy

2 ¾ cup powdered sugar

½ cup butter

Melt 30 Hershey’s Hugs candy in a small glass bowl in the microwave. In a medium mixing bowl, add ½ cup butter and the melted Hugs. Mix well. Add powdered sugar ½ cup at a time mixing well after each one. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes. Add a Hug to the top of each one.

*  For the frosting, add more or less powdered sugar until desired consistency is achieved.