Trifecta Cupcakes Recipe

Name: Trifecta Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix; 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding; 1/4 cup milk; 1-1/4 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate (5 oz.), divided; 1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S White Chocolate, divided; 3/4 cup dried cranberries, divided; 6 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter, divided; 4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 2 cups COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (1 cup thawed, 1 cup frozen), divided; 2 Tbsp. orange marmalade; 1/3 cup PLANTERS Lightly Salted Dry Roasted Peanuts, chopped Rite Aid Buy 1 Get 1 Free thru 02/06

Servings: persons

1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
1/4 cup milk
1-1/4 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate (5 oz.), divided
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S White Chocolate, divided
3/4 cup dried cranberries, divided
6 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter, divided
4 oz. (1/2 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 cups COOL WHIP Whipped Topping (1 cup thawed, 1 cup frozen), divided
2 Tbsp. orange marmalade
1/3 cup PLANTERS Lightly Salted Dry Roasted Peanuts, chopped Rite Aid Buy 1 Get 1 Free thru 02/06

1
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
3
Prepare cake batter as directed on package; blend in dry pudding mix and milk.
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Divide batter into thirds.
5
Melt 2 oz.
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bittersweet chocolate as directed on package; stir into 1/3 of the batter, then spoon into 8 prepared muffin cups.
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Repeat with 2 oz.
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white chocolate, except stir in 1/2 cup cranberries before spooning batter into 8 of the remaining muffin cups.
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Blend 1/4 cup peanut butter into remaining batter, then spoon into remaining muffin cups.
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Bake 21 min.
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or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
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Cool completely.
13
Fillings: Beat cream cheese and sugar until blended; divide into thirds.
14
Mix remaining peanut butter with 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture.
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Melt 1 oz.
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bittersweet chocolate as directed on package; stir into second bowl of cream cheese mixture.
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Melt 1 oz.
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white chocolate as directed on package; stir into remaining cream cheese mixture.
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Spoon each flavor of filling into separate resealable plastic bag; cut off small corner from bottom of each bag.
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Cut cone-shaped piece from top of each cupcake.
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Set removed pieces aside.
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Pipe peanut butter filling into peanut butter cupcakes, bittersweet chocolate filling into bittersweet chocolate cupcakes, and white chocolate filling into white chocolate/cranberry cupcakes.
23
Replace cupcake tops.
24
Toppings: Microwave 1 cup COOL WHIP and remaining bittersweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.
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or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec.
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Microwave marmalade in separate microwaveable bowl on HIGH 15 sec.
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; stir in remaining cranberries.
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Prepare chocolate curls from remaining white chocolate.
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Glaze tops of peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate cupcakes with chocolate glaze.
30
Top peanut butter cupcakes with nuts; top bittersweet chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate curls.
31
Top white chocolate/cranberry cupcakes with remaining COOL WHIP; drizzle with cranberry-marmalade mixture.

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* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 12 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix, 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding, 1/4 cup milk, 1-1/4 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Bittersweet Chocolate (5 oz.), divided, and more.

Yes, Trifecta Cupcakes falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Trifecta Cupcakes

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