Trifecta Cupcakes

Directions

1. 1
   Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. 2
   Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
3. 3
   Prepare cake batter as directed on package; blend in dry pudding mix and milk.
4. 4
   Divide batter into thirds.
5. 5
   Melt 2 oz.
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   bittersweet chocolate as directed on package; stir into 1/3 of the batter, then spoon into 8 prepared muffin cups.
7. 7
   Repeat with 2 oz.
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   white chocolate, except stir in 1/2 cup cranberries before spooning batter into 8 of the remaining muffin cups.
9. 9
   Blend 1/4 cup peanut butter into remaining batter, then spoon into remaining muffin cups.
10. 10
    Bake 21 min.
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    or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
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    Cool completely.
13. 13
    Fillings: Beat cream cheese and sugar until blended; divide into thirds.
14. 14
    Mix remaining peanut butter with 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture.
15. 15
    Melt 1 oz.
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    bittersweet chocolate as directed on package; stir into second bowl of cream cheese mixture.
17. 17
    Melt 1 oz.
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    white chocolate as directed on package; stir into remaining cream cheese mixture.
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    Spoon each flavor of filling into separate resealable plastic bag; cut off small corner from bottom of each bag.
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    Cut cone-shaped piece from top of each cupcake.
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    Set removed pieces aside.
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    Pipe peanut butter filling into peanut butter cupcakes, bittersweet chocolate filling into bittersweet chocolate cupcakes, and white chocolate filling into white chocolate/cranberry cupcakes.
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    Replace cupcake tops.
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    Toppings: Microwave 1 cup COOL WHIP and remaining bittersweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min.
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    or until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring every 30 sec.
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    Microwave marmalade in separate microwaveable bowl on HIGH 15 sec.
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    ; stir in remaining cranberries.
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    Prepare chocolate curls from remaining white chocolate.
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    Glaze tops of peanut butter and bittersweet chocolate cupcakes with chocolate glaze.
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    Top peanut butter cupcakes with nuts; top bittersweet chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate curls.
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    Top white chocolate/cranberry cupcakes with remaining COOL WHIP; drizzle with cranberry-marmalade mixture.