"Ain't Nobody Got Time For That" Dark Chocolate Buttermilk Cupcakes

My friend, L and I are the queens of life hacks, and we're always looking for deals, shortcuts, and ~~don't give a shit~~ time savers. She is the queen of coupons and I'm addicted to food shopping, lol. So the other day when I was out marketing (marketing, tee hee) I saw some boxes of these Dark Chocolate Cake Mixes marked off to .50 cents, that's right ya'll - FIDDY CENTS! So of course I grabbed about four boxes and went along my merry way.

I don't usually go for boxed cake mix as my faithful kitchen assistant, Kitty Ears, and I sell authentic, all natural cakes and we're foodie snobs who frown upon such things, but sometimes you want a cupcake and you'll be damned if you're gonna spend five hours in the kitchen whipping up an organic cake with chocolate ganache... I mean... come the fuck on... "Ain't Nobody Got Time For That" every day.

Recipe

1. One box of Dark Chocolate Cake Mix. It's okay if you have regular chocolate - just add 2 Tablespoons Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa. You are mostly going to follow the directions on the box with a few tweaks.

2. Now - you don't want anybody to KNOW that this cake is from a box, right? You want people to bite into one of these cupcakes and say "Holy Shit - What's the recipe, homie!" And then you'll sigh with contentment knowing you foiled those ~~bastards~~ friends and loved ones one again. So to make this awesome cake taste like you ordered the thing from Cake Love (google it, dude) you're going to assemble:

3 Eggs (and if you're feeling all Martha go ahead and live a little, throw in a fourth as this will only make it better)

1/3 cup of Buttermilk (this takes the place of the water)

1 Whole Stick of Butter (softened, and yes - use the whole thing)

3. Mix (by hand or with mixer til smooth and creamy. Do not over mix) - Fill baking cups half way. (Another life hack - Use Baking Cups, less mess equals less time cleaning)

4. Bake at 350 for exactly as long as the lowest setting on the box. 18 - 20 minutes if I recall correctly!

5. Let Cool and Pop out of muffin tin!

5. Frost with French Vanilla Frosting (canned or homemade if you've got time for that!) and sprinkle Hershey's Dark Cocoa on top.

Now you have a cupcake that nobody can tell came out of a box!

Enjoy!

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