Valentine's Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe | Hersheyland

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/2 tsps baking powder
• 1-1/2 tsps baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 container vanilla frosting (homemade or ready-to-spread) (16 oz.)
• red food color few drops (optional)
• 1/4 cup maraschino cherries (optional) chopped
• Decorative themed candies, colored sprinkles or sugars (optional)