Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcakes, a decadent dessert perfect for the holidays! Topped with coffee infused whipped cream, you’ll love this dessert!
Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcake
Have you ever tasted something so amazing that you cannot stop thinking about it? This recently happened to me and let me tell you I had a dessert “on the brain”.
Who Needs A Cape? celebrated our 5th year of blogging by taking a cruise. It was amazing and so was the food and the desserts! I fell in love with the Warm Chocolate Melting Cake and instantly knew I had to recreate an easy yet equally as decadent version at home.
Recently I was strolling through Sam’s Club and picked up my favorite seasonal coffee, Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee which is available in a 28 oz package. YES! I just love this coffee and look forward to brewing it every single year.
Now the wheels started spinning as I knew what else I could easily purchase at Sam’s Club also, Lindt Chocolate Assorted Lindor Truffle Bag, a big 19 oz bag! Follow me through my thought process, I purchased each of these amazing products and create my beloved dessert at home just in time for the holidays.
Using Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee to brew a delicious pot of coffee I planned on infusing a simple chocolate cupcake batter. Doesn’t this sound good already?
Well, I’m not done! After baking the coffee infused chocolate cupcakes I’m going to take a delicious Lindt Chocolate Lindor Truffle and pop it right in the center of the warm chocolate cupcake.
Creating an oozy center of amazingness! Now to finish off this decadent creation, I made some homemade whipped cream and added an additional touch of brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend! OH, MY GOODNESS….I fell in love all over again.
Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcakes are truly a spectacular dessert addition for the holiday season. They appear to have taken you a very long time to prepare.
But in reality, I simply: brewed a pot of Starbucks® Holiday Blend, baked some cupcakes, popped a Lindt Chocolate Lindor Truffle into the baked cupcake and made homemade whipped cream! Really, you can do this even during the busy holiday season and your guests will be in awe!!!
I discovered a new holiday combination that’s truly fantastic! And at the same time recreating a dreamy dessert that will always remind me of our Who Needs A Cape? celebratory cruise!
Allow me to walk you through the steps to make Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcakes!
Ingredients:
- Boxed Devil’s Food Cake Mix (plus ingredients listed on box)
- Lindt Chocolate Assorted Lindor Truffles
- Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee, brewed
- Homemade whipped cream
Brew Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee, you’ll need approximately 1.5 cups for the cupcake batter and whipped cream.
Prepare the Devil’s Food Cake Mix according to package directions, substituting brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee for the water. Bake according to time on the box. Mine took approximately 15 minutes to bake.
As soon as cupcakes are out of the oven, take a melon scoop and hollow out a tiny bit of cupcake. Take an unwrapped Lindor Chocolate Lindor Truffle and push it into the hollowed-out section. You can simply push the truffle into the warm chocolate cupcake also, it is up to you.
While the cupcakes are baking you can prepare the coffee infused whipped cream. Begin with a very cold metal bowl and beaters. Add 1 pint of heavy whipping cream, 1/4 cup powdered sugar and 1 oz chilled brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend coffee. Beat with an electric mixer until thickened, approximately 2-3 minutes.
Apply a hefty dollop of the coffee infused whipped cream on top of the cupcake. If desired sprinkle with a touch of ground coffee, this is optional.
More recipes for the holiday season:
Frosted Gingerbread Spice Cake
No Egg in This Nog (Eggless Eggnog)
Other great chocolate desserts that are EASY to make:
Slow Cooker Chocolate Peanut Butter Bliss Cake | Snacks and Sips
Nanny’s Chocolate Fudge Brownie Cake | Lovefoodies
Triple Layer Frosted Brownies | Who Needs A Cape?
Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcake
Warm Chocolate Melting Cupcakes, a decadent dessert perfect for the holidays! Topped with coffee infused whipped cream, you'll love this dessert!
Ingredients
- 1 16.5 oz package Devil's Food Cake Mix (plus oil and eggs listed on box)
- 1 1/3 cup brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee, cooled
- Lindor Chocolate Lindt Truffles
- 1 pint heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 oz brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee, cooled
- Optional: ground coffee for dusting
Instructions
- Brew Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee, you'll need approximately 1.5 cups, cool after brewed.
- Preheat oven to 350° degrees, fill cupcake pan with liners.
- Prepare Devil's Food Cake Mix according to package directions, substituting brewed Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee for water. Fill cupcake liners & bake according to time on box, approximately 15 minutes.
- As soon as cupcakes are out of oven, take a melon scoop and hollow out a tiny bit of cupcake. Take an unwrapped Lindor Chocolate Lindt Truffle & push it into hollowed out section.
- For homemade whipping cream: chill both bowl and beaters. Beat heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and cooled Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee approximately 2-3 minutes until thickened.
- Top cupcakes with coffee infused whipped cream & dusting of ground coffee if desired.
Notes
You can simply push the Lindor Chocolate Lindt Truffle into the cupcake while it is still warm. If cupcakes have reached room temp you can microwave them for a few seconds to warm them prior to pushing truffle in them.
What’s your favorite holiday recipe?
Your post is making me 100% need a warm chocolate cupcake! Holy crap do they look amazing!!
Thank you Amy, they are simply delicious!!!!
Oooo yes please! I would pig out on these. They look absolutely amazing. I’m all about the chocolate.
Adding something in the middle of the cupcake is so easy to do and really puts the cupcake over the top of being delicious. Those are great candy.
It looks really mouthwatering especially with the melted chocolate. It goes really perfect with coffee.
Oh my goodness now this is like my perfect dessert it sounds absolutely amazing love the fact the middle is melted.
This reminds me of the chocolate lava cakes we enjoyed on our cruise last month. OMG! They were so delicious. I bet these are so tasty paired with a steaming cup of coffee.
Wow, these sound amazing! I love truffles, so these cupcakes sound like they would be perfect for me.
This looks so good. I love anything chocolate as a tasty treat! I need to make these.
Oh my word do these look amaasaaazing. Chocolate is my weakness. And cupcakes. And coffee.
I need all the things.
I am DROOLING! Yes PLEASE!
Where have these been my whole life?! This is probably my new favorite cupcake.
This is one delicious looking dessert and making me want to rush off and make some too. I am not big on starbucks but I do love my cupcakes
OMG – my favorites. Good coffee and good chocolate. I have been know to whip up some whip cream and add a little coffee just for a snack.
What a delicious cupcake this is.The pictures are mouthwatering. I definitely need to try this recipe soon.
You had me at chocolate…LOL!! This cupcake looks super yummy!!
Oh yum those look amazing. I love the melted chocolate inside of them!
Those cupcakes look and sound so dreamy. I’ve got to get some Starbucks® Holiday Blend ground coffee. I love all of their blends I’ve tried so far.
You have no idea how much I am going to obsess over this recipe. I love Starbucks and they make these cupcakes look so heavenly.
This looks fantastic! Who would have every thought to put Lindt chocolates into a cupcake. Genius!
Wow, you are making me crave for something sweet to go with my cup of coffee right now. This looks divine and mouth watering.
It looks amazing and delicious… I’ll definitely try this in the upcoming birthday party. I’m sure everybody will love it . Could you please help me list down some more mouth watering chocolate recipes. Thank you.!!
These cupcake look phenomenal! I need to make them!
Wow these cupcakes are over the top! I’d love biting into one of those hand have that decadent middle!
This cupcake is beyond divine!!