Creamy Center Cupcakes

Name: Creamy Center Cupcakes
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size); 3/4 cup shortening; 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 cup marshmallow creme; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cans (16 ounces each) chocolate frosting

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 45 min. + cooling YIELD: 2 dozen.

My mother made these cupcakes from scratch when I was growing up, but I simplified the recipe with a cake mix. Sometimes Mom would replace the smooth filling with homemade whipped cream. They are really good with either filling. —Caroline Anderson, Waupaca, Wisconsin

Ingredients

1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
3/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cans (16 ounces each) chocolate frosting

Directions

1. Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for cupcakes, using paper-lined muffin cups. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
2. Meanwhile in a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in marshmallow creme and vanilla.
3. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert a very small tip. Fill with cream filling. Push the tip through the bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake. Frost with chocolate frosting.

Nutrition Facts

1 cupcake: 363 calories, 19g fat (5g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 262mg sodium, 48g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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