Did you know that you can haveĀ beautifully made cupcakes that come from a boxed cake mix? And that you can cut the oil out of the boxed cake mix by adding yogurt? That is exactly what I did with these Black and White Cupcakes!
I can not tell you enough about how happy I am with how these cupcakes came out! The cake mix was easy but the technique I wanted to use for the icing was something I had seen before but had not attempted. It was a bit messy to try and get all 48 cupcakes with a nice swirl using icing and I had to wash my piping bag out several times but in the end I think it was worthy the extra effort!
The next thing I did to these cupcakes was use Candiquik to make musical notes to put on the top of these. Guys I don’t think I will ever melt chocolate chips again. Candiquik was the easiest chocolate to use and tasted great! What is so great about it is that when you are done you can let the remaining chocolate cool down and become solid again and then you can reuse it.
I actually did about 25 to 30 treble clefs till I realized (actually my hubby told me) that they were backwards. So you know what I did? I picked them up off my parchment paper added them back to the Candiquik container and melted them again. So NO wasted chocolate! Believe you me, that is a good thing when you us a lot of chocolate and it can get expensive!!
So who says you can’t grab a cake mix, some canned frosting and not be able to turn out a great look and great tasting cupcake! This is a great alternative when you don’t have time to do homemade baking. We can call this semi-homemade! ENJOY!
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Black and White Cupcakes
Ingredients
- FOR THE YELLOW CUPCAKES:
- 1 box 18.25 oz butter golden cake mix
- 1 cup non-fat plain greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 eggs
- FOR THE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES:
- 1 box 18.25 oz devils food cake mix
- 1/3 cup non-fat plain greek yogurt
- 1 cup water
- 3 eggs
- FOR THE ICING:
- 2 16. oz cans of vanilla frosting
- 2 16 oz.cans of chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare four 12- cup muffin tins with cupcake liners
For the yellow cupcakes:
- Add the cake mix, yogurt, water and eggs. Beat until creamy.
- Pour into prepared muffin tins.
- Repeat for the chocolate cupcakes.
- Bake for 18-21 minutes.
- Remove pans from oven and set on a rack. Cool completely.
TO FROST THE CUPCAKES USING THE SWIRL AFFECT:
- Using a pastry bag spoon 1/4 cup of chocolate frosting into one side of the pastry bag. Spoon 1/4 cup of vanilla frosting into the other side of the pastry bag.
- Pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
- Continue to repeat until you have frosted all cupcakes. ENJOY!
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Aimee @ ShugarySweets
LOVE the swirl on these cupcakes!! So pretty.
Nancy P.
Thanks Aimee! I think the swirl made the cupcake!!
crazyforcrust
I love the swirls! They’re so pretty!!
Nancy P.
Me too! Thanks Dorothy!!!
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
The frosting looks great! Love that you made treble clefs and music notes!
Nancy P.
Thanks Jessica! I did them for a children’s choir kickoff party!
Ashley @ Wishes and Dishes
Never thought to swap out the oil with yogurt! So much healthier too!
Nancy P.
I love using yogurt instead of oil!! Thanks Ashley!
Julie @ This Gal Cooks
These cupcakes are so pretty, Nancy! You are one dedicated gal to ice 48 of them so beautifully! Pinning these!
Nancy P.
Thanks so much Julie!!
Ritchil
The swirl effect makes the cupcakes look so fancy! Love it!
Nancy P.
Thanks Ritchil!
Shauna {The Best Blog Recipes}
Thank you so much for linking up to The Weekend re-Treat Link Party on The Best Blog Recipes! Wanted to stop by and pin your yummy looking cupcakes to our Pinterest Boards!
Shauna
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Nancy P.
Thanks Shauna!
Jocelyn@BruCrew Life
I adore your frosting swirls!! I also love the substitution of the yogurt!
Nancy P.
Thanks Jocelyn it is my favorite part of the cupcake!!
Deb@CookingOnTheFrontBurner
Hi Nancy – you really outdid yourself! Thanks so much for sharing at our MM party this week – these will be pinned and shared on FB this week!
Nancy P.
Wow, thanks Deb!
Gloria @ Simply Gloria
LOvE your frosting design in every way! You rock at these cupcakes!
Nancy P.
Thanks Gloria, I think it totally made these cupcakes!!!
Melissa @Serendipity and Spice
Wow….I wish my cupcakes would turn out so pretty!
Nancy P.
Thanks Melissa!!
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Lisa@ Cooking with Curls
Wow, those cupcakes look amazing Nancy…they look so fancy! I will have to try Candyquick and see what crazy designs I can come up with. š