How to Make Chocolate Cupcake Cups!

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Make Chocolate Cupcake Cups!

How to Make Chocolate Cupcake Cups!

Impress your friends with these simple, but oh so good, edible baking cups!

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Beginning note! I didn't make this technique up (thank you Internet!) but it's so simple and tasty that I thought I'd share :D

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Gather your supplies! No double boiler for this broke student, but my saucepan and glass bowl work wonderfully.

Gather your supplies! No double boiler for this broke student, but my saucepan and glass bowl work wonderfully.

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Put some water into your double boiler or saucepan and heat it until it simmers. The bowl you put on top needs a good seal with the pot, and don't cover it! Chocolate doesn't like moisture.

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Once the water is simmering, put your chocolate in your bowl and start melting! Keep stirring, it melts fast :)

Once the water is simmering, put your chocolate in your bowl and start melting! Keep stirring, it melts fast :)

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Boom! All melted.

Boom! All melted.

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Once the chocolate is ready, put a spoonful of that melted goodness into a baking cup.

Once the chocolate is ready, put a spoonful of that melted goodness into a baking cup.

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Take your brush and 'paint' the chocolate up the sides of the cup. Don't worry about being perfect, there's another coat to come.

Take your brush and 'paint' the chocolate up the sides of the cup. Don't worry about being perfect, there's another coat to come.

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Once you've painted all your cups you have to wait for them to set. I pop mine into the freezer to speed up the process.

Once you've painted all your cups you have to wait for them to set. I pop mine into the freezer to speed up the process.

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Once they're all set, melt more chocolate and repeat the process of spoon and paint! Try to cover any thin areas you see and make sure the bottom has a good coat. Now freeze them again to set!

Once they're all set, melt more chocolate and repeat the process of spoon and paint! Try to cover any thin areas you see and make sure the bottom has a good coat. Now freeze them again to set!

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After they're set, start peeling the cup off. It can take a second to get started, but once you find a good spot they come off pretty quickly. If it breaks you can always melt it down and try again!

After they're set, start peeling the cup off. It can take a second to get started, but once you find a good spot they come off pretty quickly. If it breaks you can always melt it down and try again!

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And it's off! When you're peeling I find it helps to support the inside of the shell with your other hand. I've broken quite a few of these bad boys, but supporting the inside seems to help.

And it's off! When you're peeling I find it helps to support the inside of the shell with your other hand. I've broken quite a few of these bad boys, but supporting the inside seems to help.

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Now fill it with something delicious! I like chocolate mousse or berries, but would love to hear other tasty possibilities! These seem to last better if kept refrigerated until eaten ps! Enjoy :)

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Supplies

Melting chocolate

Baking cups

Double boiler (or a saucepan and bowl!)

Paintbrush

Muffin tins

Teresa Knight

I make them and add a no bake cheesecake filling, ice cream, or chocolate mousse :) I usually only do 1 coat and they are so fragile....2 coats is genius! Thanks!

Teresa Knight 4 months ago

Lisa M.;)

OMG yum soooo gonna try this sometime!!

Lisa M.;) 4 months ago

Grace Sammarco

idk if their at all grocery stores butttt.. I found little containers of chocolate you just heat up in the microwave!

Grace Sammarco 11 months ago

Erin Kryschuk

Whaaat those sound so good! Definitely trying those ideas!

(author) 11 months ago

Jimmy Fairgrieve

I did the Reeces thing too. I found on a site somewhere, to make a cup from tinfoil in the top of a mug. Lift it out, then pour boiling water in to just below the point where the bottom of the tinfoil was. Put the foil back in, then spoon in chocolate chips and smooth peanut butter, and stir till the chips are melted and swirled through the peanut butter, then spoon into chocolate cup. The site I saw it on used the paper cups for the mixture too, but I used silicon cups to make the chocolate cups cause they can be reused another time, and trust me, the speed they disappeared, there will be another time, and another, and another.

Jimmy Fairgrieve 11 months ago

Grace Sammarco

I made these and added whipped cream at the bottom and put little pieces of fruit in and ate it like a tart;)

Grace Sammarco 12 months ago

Beckie Clements

Ive done this ! I like Putting peanut butter in them and covering with a but more choc ! Cheaper than reeses cups which are £1.00 for 3 small cups!

Beckie Clements last year

Erin Kryschuk

Thanks everyone! Hope you all enjoy them! Can't get over how delicious cake pops would be in them ps Brittany :) I made these last night just to make a guide, so I'm thinking those will be what I fill mine with this time!

(author) last year

Toni Foselli

I don't have a double boiler either, but have used a small saucepan inside a larger one and it's worked. Some times I've also melted chocolate wafers and/or chips in the microwave. There are usually directions for doing this on the package if it'll work. So don't let the lack of double boiler type stuff stop you! These sound wonderful, and a great way to add some fun to desserts!

Toni Foselli last year

Brittany Mackinnon

They are so good with iced cake pops in them. They look like mini cupcakes

Brittany Mackinnon last year

Paula Infante

Omg I love this!!!

Paula Infante last year

Ruby Ocampo

Thanks

Ruby Ocampo last year

Ruby Ocampo

I seen this on a t.v show but at first i thought it was too hard now that i read this how to i know exactly what to do

Ruby Ocampo last year

Raquel Tucker

Thanks!

Raquel Tucker last year

Erin Kryschuk

@Tatianna: I have never put actual cupcakes in them! I would maybe make the cupcakes and the chocolate cups separately, peel off the regular cupcake wrapper and pop them inside the chocolate cup! The chocolate cups definitely would not fare well if baked :)

(author) last year

Erin Kryschuk

@Shayna: Thank you for the tip! I always break some because I try to peel too fast, so making that step easier would be wonderful! @ Jessica: You just made me say 'd'aww' out loud. Thank you for the lovely compliment :D

(author) last year

Tatianna Timor

Woah awesome! I can use it for cupcakes though right? Doesn't the chocolate holder melt in the oven though? Oh by the way I am terrified about the glass bowl thing :(

Tatianna Timor last year

FabuloCity By Jessica

One if the best guides here! I love the idea! Thanks for sharing :)

FabuloCity By Jessica last year

Shayna Mazer

Thanks for posting this also, I'm going to try it :)

Shayna Mazer last year

Shayna Mazer

I haven't tried this (yet!!) but when I made cake balls I used the foil that separated the paper cupcake cups and it peeled off the chocolate really easily...not sure if it would work for this but I bet it would!

Shayna Mazer last year

Erin Kryschuk

Oh my goodness! Pyrex glass is supposed to be awesome, and metal bowls also work! Thanks for the warning! Hope your arm healed up just like new :)

(author) last year

Nessa Meri

I used to use a glass bowl to melt the chocolate also, one day it exploded and burned my arm! Be careful. Thanks for the awesome idea!

Nessa Meri last year

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Lilah Sherr

Fill it with a pre-made cupcake with no wrapper!!!

Lilah Sherr 4 weeks ago