Secret Admirer HUGS and KISSES Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 45 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, divided
• 45 HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies, divided
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1-1/3 cups water
• 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
• Red food coloring

Directions

1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line 30 muffin cups (2-1/2 inches in diameter) with paper or foil bake cups. Remove wrappers from 15 KISSES and 15 HUGS.
   
2. 2 Beat butter, shortening and sugar in large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add alternately with water to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Fill muffin cups 1/2 full with batter. Place 1 KISS or 1 HUG on surface of each cup; do not press candy into batter.
   
3. 3 Bake 20 to 23 minutes or until tops spring back when touched lightly. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
   
4. 4 Remove wrappers from remaining candies; set aside. Stir several drops red food coloring into frosting for desired shade of pink frosting. Frost cupcakes. Top each cupcake with 1 KISS and 1 HUG. 30 cupcakes.http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/recipes-by-type/13/Cakes-Frostings.aspx