So, I was in a chocolate mood...

Earlier this week I saw this post on Pintrest and immediately wanted to make them, but I knew if I did I might possibly eat all of them. I have a love for cookie dough desserts. So anyway, thankfully the recipe only makes 12 and some of the cupcakes went to live with my sister, who is away at college, because these cupcakes are so good you will lose control.

Then, later in the week I made cake balls, just because I love them. These are Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cup flavor, my favortie combination. Yum!! I used devil's food cake, reese's peanut butter cups, peanut butter, dark and milk chocolate candy coating with peanuts for a garnish. Oh my goodness they were tasty!
Here we go: (Credit goes to Wilton for the recipe, I just adjusted a few things to my liking)

Ingredients:

• 1 box (about 18 ounces) devil's food cake mix
• 1 box (3.4 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup water
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup coarsely chopped peanut butter cup candies
• 1 bag (14 ounces) Peanut Butter Flavored Candy Melts® Candy
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• 1/2 cup Chopped peanuts

Makes:

48 tablespoons.

Instructions:

step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray one 13 x 9 x 2 in. sheet pan or two 8 in. or 9 in. round pans with vegetable pan spray.

step 2

In large bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, water and oil; beat at medium speed with electric mixer 2 minutes. Pour into prepared pan.

step 3

Bake 30-35 minutes for round pans; 35-40 minutes for sheet pan, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling grid and cool completely. Divide cake in half; freeze one half for future use.

step 4

In large bowl, use hands to crumble cake until no large chunks remain. Add peanut butter and chopped candies; mix with fingers until well combined. Form mixture into cake balls. Chill in refrigerator at least 2 hours.

step 5

Melt Candy Melts according to package directions. Dip sticks into melted Candy Melts and insert into cake balls; let set. Wait until candy is completely firm before dipping the pops completely in melted Candy Melts. Before candy sets, sprinkle with peanuts; let set.

step 6

Makes 48 - 1 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/4 in. diameter) 
Makes 24 - 2 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-1/2 in. diameter) 
Makes 16 - 3 tablespoon sized cake ball pops (each about 1-3/4 in. diameter)