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Cream-Filled Cupcakes Recipe

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"These moist chocolate cupcakes have a fun filling and shiny chocolate frosting that make them different from any other," writes field editor Kathy Kittell of Lenexa, Kansas. "They always disappear in a flash!"

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Cream-Filled Cupcakes Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 24 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
2 teaspoons hot water
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 jar (7 ounces) marshmallow creme
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
GANACHE FROSTING:
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Prepare and bake cake batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For filling, in a small bowl, combine water and salt until salt is dissolved. Cool. In a small bowl, beat the marshmallow creme, shortening, confectioners' sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy; beat in the salt mixture.
Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert round pastry tip. Fill the bag with cream filling. Push the tip through the bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake.
Place chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until ganache reaches a dipping consistency.
Dip cupcake tops in ganache; chill for 20 minutes or until set. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Cream-Filled Cupcakes in Taste of Home April/May 2004, p56

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Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2012 by smdoug

If you LOVE chocolate then this is the recipe for you. Easy to make and delicious!!!

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2011 by shopkrm

I have made these many times.

Reviewed on Jul. 05, 2011 by njs10

the best cupcakes in the world. i have never made the frosting on receipe. i use 1 stick butter 2 cups choc chips,warm it on stove till melted then let cool. holy yum. its the kids fav

Reviewed on May. 04, 2011 by mamaklein

Filling recipe is horrible. It tastes like pure shortening. I even added extra powdered sugar.

Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2011 by MaMel

The recipe states to fill through the bottom, but you just stab through the top. Someone asked for a tip with the ganache, here's what I did. I followed the recipe up until it said to "allow" it to cool. Well, I had no time to wait, so I filled a large bowl with ice-water, put the ganache in a Pyrex measuring cup, and then put the glass cup inside the ice filled bowl, and whisked away. It took about 5 minutes of whisking, but it got a wonderful spreading consistency, almost like a thick sour cream texture. I just took a spoon and plotched it on the cupcakes and spread it around! I think the extra whipping I did also made it more fluffy, which was great! Hubby and kids chowed on them and said "don't wait so long to make those again!"

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by maelam

Sorry, I was looking at another filling when I asked this question.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2011 by maelam

Just want to know before I make them that if I wanted to add a flavor such as cherry or whatever, what would I use and also do I need to use whole milk or will 2% do?

Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2011 by JumpRiverGem

This cupcake has been requested several times by friends for parties. Delicious!!

Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2010 by miasaleen

great recipe!! Super easy to make too.