Cream Filled Cupcakes
By: Cathy Wiechert
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 1:10am

Ingredients




FILLING INGREDIENTS: 

4 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS: 

2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups water
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
CHOCOLATE GLAZE INGREDIENTS: 

1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup unsalted butter

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Line (2) 12 cup cupcake pans with cupcake liners. 3 In large bowl, combine all of the cupcake ingredients and mix until well-blended. Fill each cupcake liner ¾ full and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until cupcakes spring back to touch. Remove cupcakes from pans and allow to cool on wire racks. 4 In small pan, whisk 4 tablespoons flour with 1 cup milk. Heat over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. 5 Combine 1 cup butter and 1 cup sugar in large mixing bowl. Fit mixer with paddle and beat butter and sugar several minutes until fluffy. Add cooled flour/milk mixture and continue to beat until mixture is creamy. Add vanilla and mix until just combined. 6 Fit a pastry bag with a long narrow tip and fill with buttercream filling. Insert tip about 1/2 inch deep into the top of each cupcake and fill cupcake with buttercream. Set aside any unused filling. 7 In small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and ¼ cup butter. Over low heat, melt chocolate and butter, mixing together until melted and smooth. 8 Swirl the top of each cupcake into chocolate glaze, coating the top of each cake. Let the glaze harden for a few minutes (you can chill them, if desired), then, using leftover filling, pipe a swirl of buttercream on top of each cupcake. 9 Any leftover filling is good on graham crackers!

About


My father was a baker. As a child, I wasn't allowed to eat commercially made treats such as a Hostess Cupcake---I had to secretly eat them. Now that I'm an adult, I just make my own....they are so much better!