In the world of desserts, sweet and savory is still going strong. What’s not to like? I’m all about it, but I tend to take it a little farther than most. This latest sweet and savory confection not only has dual flavors but dual purposes — it could be dinner or dessert (or breakfast, second breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack . . .  you get the picture). Behold: Pizza Roll-Stuffed Cupcakes. Think a tomato soup cupcake stuffed with a Totino’s Pepperoni Pizza Roll and topped with mozzarella frosting and a chocolate-covered pepperoni. Aww, yea.

Pizza Roll-Stuffed Cupcakes

(Makes 24 stupidly awesome cupcakes)

Cupcakes

Adapted from the Cake Mix Doctor’s Tomato Soup Cake

Ingredients

• 24 Totino’s Pepperoni Pizza Rolls
• 1 pkg. plain spice cake mix
• 1 can (10.75 oz.) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
• 3 eggs
• 1/3c oil
• 1/4c water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
2. Place the cake mix, undiluted tomato soup, eggs, oil, and water in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute and then on medium for 2 minutes, scraping down the sides again as needed.
3. Scoop 2t batter into each lined muffin tin, press a pizza roll into each, then top with 1.5T of batter.
4. Bake for 17 to 20 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed. (I prefer to bake one batch at a time.)
5. Remove from tins and cool completely.

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Frosting & Chocolate Pepperoni Topper 

Adapted from MelCakeWalk

Ingredients

• 1c (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
• 1c shortening
• 16oz. fresh mozzarella
• 1/2t vanilla
• 3c powdered sugar, sifted
• Pinch of salt
• 24 pepperoni
• 2 bricks of milk chocolate baking bark

Directions

1. In a food processor, process the mozzarella cheese into crumbs.
2. Cream the butter and shortening.
3. Gradually add the mozzarella to the butter mix and mix until combined.
4. Add remaining ingredients. Whip on high for a few minutes to get it nice and fluffy.
5. Top each cooled cupcake with a heap (2T+) of frosting and place in fridge to set.
6. Meanwhile, melt chocolate bark, dip pepperonis in melted chocolate, and put in fridge to set.
7. When ready to consume, plunge a chocolate-covered pepperoni deep into the frosting of each cupcake and get ready to have your mind blown.

The inclusion of the pizza roll is a must as it really pulls all of the flavors of the cupcake together. If you’re looking for a surprisingly satisfying treat for tonight, I would definitely give these a go.