CHOCOLATE PUDDING FILLED CUP CAKES

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Provided by Nor Mac

Time 50m

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 box chocolate fudge or devils food cake mix (follow directions on back of box)
PUDDING FILLING
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder like hershey's etc..)
1 1/3 c milk ( whole milk works best)
1/3 c sugar
1 1/2 tsp butter
1 Tbsp corn starch
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
1/2 pkg cream cheese (4 ounces)
4 c confection sugar
1 Tbsp chocolate syrup
1/2 c butter
1 1/2 Tbsp milk
1/4 c cocoa powder
NOTE USE FILLING AND FROSTING FOR OTHER FLAVORED CAKE MIXES AS WELL.

Steps:

1. follow direction on cake mix for cupcakes. Make the cupcakes and cool.
2. Make the filling while cupcakes are baking:In a saucepan combine cocoa,cornstarch and sugar. Make sure to eliminate lumps in cocoa before adding milk.heat and stir until thickened. Leave on warm burner
3. beat egg yolks in a bowl. Get a wire whisk. Pour a little chocolate mixture in to the egg yolks,and stir with whisk. Add more,and whisk together well and quickly so you don't cook the egg.
4. Pour egg mixture into chocolate mixture on stove and stir well.cook on medium heat 3 minutes or so. remove from heat,Add butter,salt,and vanilla,and stir until well combined. Pour in to bowl refrigerate covered with plastic wrap set on top of pudding so no skin forms.
5. make the frosting: beat cream cheese until smooth.Add butter and beat some more. add vanilla,and powdered chocolate,and syrup.beat well.Add the sugar a little at a time while beating. Beat until smooth,and add milk to get to the consistency you want.
6. Get the cooled cupcakes,and cooled pudding mixture. Cut a bit out of the top of cupcakes carefully, leaving a small well.Fill hole with pudding and replace cut out piece to top of cupcake,then frost. That is it.