Spumoni Cupcakes

• FOR THE CHOCOLATE BATTER:
• 1 box (18.5 Oz. Size) Devil's Food Cake
• 1 box (5.9 Oz. Size) Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
• 1 cup Sour Cream
• 1 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cups Warm Water
• 4 whole Eggs
• FOR THE PISTACHIO BATTER:
• 1 box (18.5 Oz. Size) White Cake Mix
• 1 box (3.4 Oz. Size) Pistachio Instant Pudding Mix
• Additional Required Ingredients Specified In Cake Mix Package (typically Water, Eggs And Oil)
• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, Softenend
• 1 cup Shortening
• 8 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1-1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
• 1/4 cups Maraschino Cherry Juice
• 2/3 cups Milk
• Red Gel Food Coloring
• Shaved Chocolate, For Garnish
• Shelled Pistachios, For Garnish
• Maraschino Cherries, For Garnish

1. For the chocolate batter: In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding. Add sour cream, oil, water and eggs. Mix well.
2. For the pistachio batter: In another bowl, combine cake mix and pistachio pudding. Add in water, eggs, and oil according to cake mix directions. Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
3. Using a cookie scoop, scoop batter from each bowl into each cupcake cup. Bake at 350u0b0F for about 18-20 minutes. Remove to cooling rack.
4. For the frosting: In a stand mixer, cream together butter and shortening until very smooth. Slowly add in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Add salt and vanilla. Slowly add in cherry juice liquid 1 tablespoon at at a time until buttercream begins to develop a speadable consistency. Add in enough water (or milk) until desired piping or speading consitency is achieved. Add in food gel and mix until you have the right color.
5. Pipe frosting onto cooled cupcakes. Top with shaved chocolote, shelled pistachios and Marashino cherries!
6. Makes 36 cupcakes.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/spumoni-cupcakes/ (may not work)