CREAM-FILLED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes image

Folks who enjoy home-made chocolate cupcakes are even more impressed when they bite into these treats and find a fluffy cream filling. These are great in a lunch box or on a buffet table.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 35m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1 cup 2% milk
1 cup canola oil
1 cup water
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
Chocolate frosting

Steps:

In a large bowl, beat sugar, milk, oil, water, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into egg mixture until blended. , Fill paper-lined muffin cups halfway. Bake at 375° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, beat butter, shortening, confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Insert a very small tip into a pastry bag; fill with cream filling. Push tip through bottom of paper liner to fill each cupcake. Frost cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 195 calories, Fat 9g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 160mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.