Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Valentines's Day - Holidays and Events

A great 'surprise' in the middle of these delicious treats. Makes a great classroom treat for your birthday child, especially for the kids that LOVE the frosting and usually just lick it off the top. Use food coloring for various holidays for an even bigger surprise.

Brief

Prep 40 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen cupcakes

Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white sugar

⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup vegetable oil

1 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 cup hot water

⅔ cup shortening

½ cup white sugar

⅓ cup milk

1 tablespoon water

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon salt

½ cup confectioners' sugar

Chef John's Croissants

Holidays and Events

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 12-cup muffin tins.

Step 2

Sift flour 2 cups white sugar cocoa powder baking powder and salt together in a large bowl. Beat vegetable oil buttermilk eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into the flour mixture using an electric hand mixer on medium until smooth about 3 minutes.

Step 3

Stir baking soda and hot water together in a small bowl; mix into batter. Pour batter into muffin cups to 2/3 full.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean about 20 minutes. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 5

Beat shortening 1/2 cup white sugar milk 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and salt together in a bowl using an electric hand mixer until smooth 5 to 7 minutes. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until fully incorporated 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 6

Insert frosting into cupcakes using a pastry tube fitted with a rosette tip. Frost the tops of cupcakes with remaining frosting.

Nutritional Information

Cream Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 284.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 2.6g 5%

Carbohydrates: 34.8g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 24.2g

Fat: 15.6g 24%

Saturated Fat: 3.2g 16%

Cholesterol: 16.2mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 29.4IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.3mg 10%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 26.8mcg 7%

Calcium: 33.4mg 3%

Iron: 0.9mg 5%

Magnesium: 11mg 4%

Potassium: 59.4mg 2%

Sodium: 192.5mg 8%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 140.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.