These deep chocolate muffins go well with any hot beverage and even a scoop of ice cream.
The muffins bake up with a mountain-sized peak and your friends and family will think you bought them from a 5-star bakery.
Our super easy recipe using a doctored cake mix will fool everyone that they aren't made from scratch.
The muffins taste great plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or with a drizzle of our chocolate homemade icing (the recipe is included below).
The muffins can easily be adapted so don't be afraid to experiment with whatever mix-ins you prefer to add to the batter or just on top before baking.
Scroll down to our recipe card for these easily printable chocolate cake mix muffin instructions.
Easy Steps to Make Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
- Prepare a muffin tin with liners or grease them with cooking oil spray and preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Mix the cake mix with all the ingredients except chocolate chips
- After the batter is smooth and combined, fold in the chips
- Fill 12 muffin cups with the batter and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes
- Serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or with a drizzle of chocolate icing on top
- Scroll to the bottom for the complete measurements and directions
Shopping List for Ingredients Needed to make Sour Cream Muffins (complete recipe at the bottom of this post)
- cake mix
- eggs
- oil
- milk
- chocolate chips
- baking powder
- see suggestions for mix-ins below
Other Additions for Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
- chopped or diced fruits strawberries, blueberries(see below photo), raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig
- dried fruits,
- nuts
- coconut
- add white or other flavored morsel chips
- sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or regular granulated sugar before baking for extra sweetness
- drizzle with icing after cooling the muffins with warm icing
- add maraschino cherries chopped
A Few Tips for Making Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
- high crowns are made with the increase of oven temperature and additional baking powder
- mini chocolate chips are optional if you love chocolate add them
- add some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice for a fall flavor
- add 1 tablespoon of instant coffee for a mocha-flavored muffin
- drizzle the muffins with a ganache or thin icing
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Perfect Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
If you love chocolate everything including muffins, look no further, this is the only recipe you'll ever need to get your chocolate fix!
If you are an icing lover, then add a drizzle over the top, but we didn't need the extra, these are just perfect the way they are no judgment.
Yield: 12
Copycat Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins are a game changer much like a bakery flavor and have high crowns. These are super easy, moist, and delicious!
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake Mix Muffin Batter:
- 1 chocolate cake mix (15.25 ounce size) of any brand
- 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoons of AP flour
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1/3 cup of vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Garnish is Optional: mini chocolate chips before baking sprinkles on top
- Optional Chocolate Icing:
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease or use the paper liners for a giant muffin pan or use the regular size muffin tins.
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until the batter is smooth folding in the chocolate chips last.
- Spoon into the muffin tins.
- Sprinkle with mini chocolate chips if using.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes depending on what size tin you've used.
- These are perfectly eaten plain, dusted with powdered sugar.
- Chocolate Icing Instructions:
- Melt the chips with all ingredients in a double boiler until the chips are melted.
- Drizzle over the muffins while the icing is warm.
Notes
Other Additions for Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
- chopped or diced fruits strawberries, blueberries(see below photo), raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig
- dried fruits,
- nuts
- coconut
- add white or other flavored morsel chips
- sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or regular granulated sugar before baking for extra sweetness
- drizzle with icing after cooling the muffins with warm icing
- add maraschino cherries chopped
A Few Tips for Making Chocolate Cake Mix Muffins
- high crowns are made with the increase of oven temperature and additional baking powder
- mini chocolate chips are optional if you love chocolate add them
- add some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice for a fall flavor
- add 1 tablespoon of instant coffee for a mocha-flavored muffin
- drizzle the muffins with a ganache or thin icing
Nutrition Facts
Calories
435.95Fat (grams)
25.68 gSat. Fat (grams)
10.54 gCarbs (grams)
51.19 gFiber (grams)
0.9 gNet carbs
50.3 gSugar (grams)
35.22 gProtein (grams)
4.11 gSodium (milligrams)
376.78 mgCholesterol (grams)
50.07 mgThe default measuring system for this website is US Customary. Unit conversions are provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. While we strive to provide accurate unit conversions, please be aware that there may be some discrepancies.
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