Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup buttermilk
Filling: 1 pkg (3oz) cook & serve vanilla pudding 1 1/4 cups milk 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Chocolate Glaze 8 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped 1/3 cup sugar 1/3 cup water 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
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Directions: |
Directions:Heat oven to 350º. Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until blended. Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Beat in vanilla extract. With mixer on low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, until just blended. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake 18-20 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely. For filling, prepare pudding as package directs, using 1 1/4 cups milk. Remove from heat; cover surface directly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold. For Glaze, place chocolate, sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir in butter until it melts and mixture is smooth, let cool. Slice off top of cupcakes to come to top of paper liners. Spread cut surface with about 1 tbsp filling. Top with cupcake top. Spoon about 1 tbsp glaze onto top center of each, easing it over top. |