Filled Cupcakes with Cocoa Frosting

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Description

These filled cupcakes are delicious and easy to make.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ cup milk
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • 2 tablespoons shortening
  • ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 ½ tablespoons milk
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 12-cup muffin tin with paper liners.
  2. Sift flour
  3. cocoa powder
  4. baking soda
  5. and salt for cupcakes together into a medium bowl. Combine mayonnaise
  6. sugar
  7. milk
  8. and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Slowly add flour mixture and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly amongst the prepared muffin cups.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed
  10. 25 to 28 minutes. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely
  11. about 30 minutes.
  12. While the cupcakes are baking
  13. stir together flour and salt for the filling in a small saucepan. Gradually whisk in milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and pudding-like
  14. 5 to 10 minutes. Remove from the heat
  15. cover
  16. and refrigerate until cold
  17. about 30 minutes.
  18. Cream shortening and confectioners’ sugar together until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in chilled pudding mixture and vanilla extract
  19. beating until light and fluffy. Transfer filling to a pastry bag fitted with a small tip.
  20. Push the pastry tip into the top of a cupcake about 1 inch deep. Squeeze filling to fill cupcake
  21. stopping before it starts to leak outside of the hole. Repeat to fill remaining cupcakes.
  22. Combine butter
  23. milk
  24. and cocoa powder for the frosting in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and transfer to a mixing bowl. Immediately add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla extract; beat well. Frost cupcakes with warm frosting.

Prep Time: 35 mins

Cook Time: 30 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 12

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