October 18: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
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Title: Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes
Categories: Snacks, Chocolate, Dairy
Yield: 24 Cupcakes
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2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs
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4 tb Unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
3 tb Milk; as needed
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1/2 c Heavy cream
1 tb Light corn syrup
1 c Semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat your oven to 350ºF/175ºC.
Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.
FOR CUPCAKES: Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt
in a medium bowl, whisk to blend.
Combine buttermilk and vanilla as well.
Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on med-high
speed until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Add the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk
mixture, starting and ending with the flour mixture.
Divide batter among prepared muffin pans and bake until
toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 18-20 minutes.
Let cool for 10 minutes and then take cupcakes out of
pans to cool completely.
FOR FILLING & SWIRL: Beat butter with an electric mixer
until light and fluffy.
Gradually add powdered sugar.
Add 2 Tbsp of milk and beat for 5 minutes, until almost
white and light and fluffy.
Add additional milk if mixture is too thick.
Spoon frosting into a pastry bag with a medium-sized
round tip.
Place tip into center tops of cupcakes about 1/2" deep
and squeeze to fill!
FOR GLAZE: Heat corn syrup and cream in a small saucepan
over medium heat until it just comes to a boil.
Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips.
Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth.
Dip tops of filled cupcakes into the chocolate glaze and
place on a cooling rack to set for 10 minutes. Then,
using a smaller round tip in your pastry bag, pipe
decorative swirls on top of your glazed cupcakes.
MAKES: 24 cupcakes
RECIPE FROM:
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