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Cream Filled Double Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients
  

Cupcakes

  • 1 cup flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • cup cocoa powder
  • cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Filling:

  • 3 tablespoons water
  • ¾ teaspoon unflavored gelatin
  • 4 tablespoons 1/2 stick butter, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 jar 7 ounces marshmallow creme

Glaze:

  • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • 3 tablespoons butter

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • Line 12 cup muffin tin with paper liners or grease and flour tin.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour and baking soda. Set aside.
  • In large mixing bowl, whisk together water, cocoa, chocolate chips, When smooth, whisk in the sugar, sour cream, oil, eggs and vanilla.
  • Now whisk in the flour mix to combine.
  • Divide batter among muffin cups and bake approx 18 mins.
  • Cool 10 mins and move to a rack to cool completely.

Filling

  • Mix water and gelatin and let sit about 5 minutes.
  • Microwave the mixture 30 seconds, till gelatin appears dissolved.
  • Whisk, then add butter and vanilla.
  • Cool 5 mins.
  • Whisk in marshmallow until smooth.
  • Chill 30 mins in fridge.

Assembly.

  • Cut a cone shape out of the top of each cupcake. Cut bottom of cone off, leaving just a circle of cake. Save the small rounds of cake to place back on top after you fill the cupcakes.
  • Use a pastry bag to neatly fill the center of each cupcake and top with the saved circles.

Glaze

  • Microwave chocolate and butter until smooth.
  • Let sit 10 mins and glaze the tops of each cupcake with an offset spatula.