Chocolate Filled Cupcakes

 

These time I made these Chocolate Filled Cupcakes for Easter! But they are great anytime! 

Decorate or just frost with that delicious Buttercream Frosting!

Chocolate Filling:

In a deep sauce pan add 1 Cup Flour, 3/4 Cup Light Brown Sugar, 1/4 tsp. Salt & stir it all together. Cut in 1TBS shortening until you have fine crumbs. Remove 3/4 cup and freeze to use for crumbs on a later baking like you would use for pie or crumb cake. To the remaining mixture stir in 1 Cup Corn syrup & 2 tsp. Vanilla. In a separate large bowl stir together 1 Cup Very Hot Water OR Coffee, since these were for the grandkids I used water, but coffee adds a great choice. Into the hot beverage add 6 ounces Unsweetened Chocolate& stir until melted & smooth. Now add 1 tsp. Baking Soda & it will foam up. Stir. Now stir in 1 beaten egg & beat it with a whisk or fork until well combines. Now whisk this mixture into your flour mixture & cook over medium high heat stirring the entire time until it is thick & bubbling. Remove from heat & chill well. You may cover this & refrigerate over night. Then bake your cupcakes the next day!

Cupcakes:

1/8 Cup Soft Butter

1/8 Cup Shortening

3/4 Cup Sugar

2 Eggs

1 tsp. Vanilla

1 & 1/2 Cup Flour

1/2 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp. Baking Powder

Dash of Salt

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

Beat the butter & shortening fluffy. Add sugar & beat again until fluffy. Add eggs & vanilla & beat again. Stir together in a separate bowl the remaining dry ingredients. Slowly beat 1/3 of the dry ingredients into your butter mixture. Now beat in 1/3 of the sour cream. Rotate between the dry & the sour cream until all is combined well. Now Preheat your oven to 350. Line a 12 well cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of batter in each well. Now add 1 heaping tablespoon of your chocolate mixture over the batter in each well. Now cover the chocolate filling with cupcake batter. Bake in the preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25minutes. Remove from oven & let cool. Once cool remove from the pan & frost with your favorite frosting. I use the following Buttercream Frosting.

Buttercream Frosting:

In deep sauce pan add the following:

1 Cup Milk, stir in dash of salt & 1/4 Cup Flour. Cook over medium, high heat stirring the entire time until it get thick. Let cool. In a large mixing bowl beat1 Cup softened butter with 1 Cup Sugar & 2 tsp. Vanilla. Beat fluffy, Now beat in your cooled thickened milk mixture. Beat well. Now frost those cupcakes & decorate however you desire. These are great cupcakes!