Copy Cat "Hostess" Cupcakes
This is a filled cupcake that you can decorate to look just like the ones in the grocery aisle. Not only are they fun to make but are delicious.
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Equipment
Ingredients
For The Cake
- ¼ Cup Flour sifted
- ¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
- ½ Cup Dark Brown Sugar
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 3 Tbs Butter softened
- 1 Cup Milk 2 % or whole
- ⅛ Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Vanilla extract
- ¾ Tsp Baking Powder
For The Filling
- ⅔ Cup Shortening
- 2 Tsp Vanilla
- ¼ Tsp Salt
- 5 Tbs Milk
- 4 Cups Confectioners’ Sugar
For The Ganache Topping
- 8 Oz. Bittersweet Chocolate
- ½ Cup Cream or Half/Half
- 2 ½ Tbs Butter
For The Swirl Decoration
- 1 Tube White Piping Gel
Instructions
Cake Instructions
- Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl, set aside.
- Cream butter and both sugars (white/brown) together until creamy.
- Add 1 egg in at a time, mix in the vanilla and milk until all are incorporated.
- Add ¼ cup of the flour/cocoa mixture at a time and mix, scraping down sides each time.
- Fill baking cups ¾ full (not anymore more) with the mixture.
- Bake at 365 for 15 minutes.
Filling Instructions
- Make sure your cupcake is completely cooled.
- Beat all together on high for 2 minutes and put in a piping bag with a round tip, or you can use a freezer ziplock bag with corner cut).
- Cut a quarter-sized hole out of the top of each cupcake (saving the top).
- Squeeze a bit of the frosting into each cupcake, and put the top back on the cupcake.
Chocolate Ganache Topping Instructions:
- Melt all together in a double boiler (a medium saucepan with 2 cups water/metal bowl sitting on top).
- Pour 1 tablespoon of the Hot Chocolate Ganache over the top of each cupcake and let it cool.
- Once the ganache is cooled, pipe small continuous circles over the top creating the design.
Notes
I had no white piping gel so I simply took some of the leftover filling and added enough sugar to thicken it and it easily piped onto the ganache
Nutrition
Calories: 1060kcalCarbohydrates: 147gProtein: 9gFat: 52gSaturated Fat: 23gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 336mgPotassium: 516mgFiber: 7gSugar: 130gVitamin A: 505IUCalcium: 161mgIron: 5mg
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