The name may be more than a mouthful, but this dessert solves the age-old dilemma of deciding between cupcakes and pie.
Indecisive people need sweets, too.
The recipe also calls for some store-bought ingredients such as pie crust and cake mix so it seems to be pretty easy to make.
It is the ninth recipe in our chocolate dessert countdown to Valentine’s Day.
That means there are only five more chocolate blogs to go.
If chocolate is your thing, check back here to see what other recipes we have found for you.
Chocolate-Coconut Jumbo Pie Cupcakes
1 box Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box
1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate fudge cake mix with pudding
1 1/3 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup shredded coconut
1 (16 ounce) container vanilla whipped ready-to-eat frosting
1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Remove pie crusts from pouches; unroll on work surface. Cut six 4 3/4-inch rounds from each crust. Firmly press 1 round in bottom and up the sides of each of 12 nonstick jumbo muffin cups. Bake 5 minutes
2. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Make cake batter as directed on box. Place 1 tablespoon chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon coconut in each pastry-lined muffin cup. Top with cake batter, dividing evenly among muffin cups.
3. Bake 30 to 33 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with frosting. Top each with 1 teaspoon coconut.
- from Pillsbury
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