Heavenly Surprise Cupcakes Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 1 cupcake
  • Calories:
  • 414
  • Fat:
  • 23 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 45 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 316 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 49 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Heavenly Surprise Cupcakes

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The recipe for these filled and frosted cup cakes was handed down by my mother-in-law, who taught this fledging cook what to do in the kitchen. She's no longer with us—but baking these treats reminds me of our good times together.

SERVINGS: 18

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

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

Ingredients:

  • 2 eggs
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • FROSTING:
  • 2/3 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 2/3 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 can (5 ounces) evaporated milk
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, buttermilk, oil and vanilla until blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to egg mixture.
    Fill paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
    For frosting, in a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, butter and sugar. Stir in the milk, water and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar.
    Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or resealable plastic bag; insert a small star tip. Fill bag with frosting. Push tip 1 in. into center of cupcake and fill with frosting just until tip of cake begins to crack. Pipe frosting in a spiral pattern over the top, beginning near the edge of the cupcake. Yield: 1-1/2 dozen. Editor's Note: The texture of this frosting is typical of one made with granulated sugar.


  • Re: Heavenly Surprise Cupcakes
    raemmiemom
  • Re: Heavenly Surprise Cupcakes

    The frosting recipe is similar to the one I've made for years.  I do not put in the powdered sugar. If you beat the mixture without the additional sugar it will smooth out and be a rich and creamy frosting.  It looks like curdled milk at first then smooths out.

    pnjmarti
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