Double Chocolate Surprise Cupcakes |
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Prep Time: 14 Minutes Cook Time: 18 Minutes |
Ready In: 32 Minutes Servings: 20 |
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These double chocolate cupcakes have a wonderful secret: They're filled with marshmallow creme. The filling process takes a few minutes, so we've saved you time by using canned frosting: Triple Chocolate Fudge Chip frosting, to be exact. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
1 cup granulated sugar |
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
4 large eggs |
6 (1-oz.) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 cup buttermilk |
1 (7-oz.) jar marshmallow crème |
1 (15.5-oz.) can triple chocolate fudge chip frosting (we tested with betty crocker) |
garnishes: assorted christmas sprinkles and candies |
Directions:
1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugars, beating well. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Add melted chocolate and vanilla, mixing well.
2. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to batter alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix at low speed after each addition until blended.
3. Spoon batter into paper-lined standard muffin pans, filling each cup full. Bake at 350° for 15 to 18 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes in pans. Remove from pans, and cool completely on a wire rack.
4. Take a plug out of center top of each cupcake, going pretty deep but not quite to the bottom of each cake. (Reserve these little cupcake pieces.)
5. Spoon marshmallow crème into a zip-top freezer bag; seal bag, and cut a hole (about 1/2 ) in 1 corner. Squirt crème into hole of each cupcake. Replace just the top portion of each cupcake piece to regain a smooth top. Gently frost cupcakes; decorate as desired.
6. *We tested with peppermint candies and a Winter Wonderland decorating kit from Williams-Sonoma.
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