Cupcake Menorah

Ingredients

• 2  eggs 
• 1 pkg chocolate cake mix (2-layer size)
• 3.9 oz jell-o chocolate flavor pudding instant
• 1.8 cups milk 
• 4 oz baker's semi-sweet chocolate chopped
• 16 oz ready-to-spread vanilla frosting 

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• blender
• toothpicks
• muffin liners

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, milk and eggs in large bowl with mixer until blended. Stir in chocolate.
3. Spoon into 24 paper-lined muffin cups.
4. Bake 20 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min.
5. Remove cupcakes from pans to wire racks; cool completely.
6. Spread cupcakes with frosting. Insert blue candles into tops of 9 cupcakes. Arrange in shape of menorah, elevating center cupcake as shown in photo.
7. Serve remaining cupcakes on the side.