How
to Fill a Cupcake
Remember
those cream-filled chocolate cupcakes that you had as a kid, the ones
that came two to a package. When you took a bite into the rich chocolate
cake, you got a bit of cream filling. You can make your own filled cupcakes.
It’s easy.
You can fill your
cupcakes with whipped cream, commercial whipped topping, chocolate pudding,
or marshmallow cream. If you want to get a little decadent with your
chocolate, you can even use chocolate ganache.
To fill a cupcake,
you will need an icing set or a pastry set with an icing tip for injecting
the cream. This week you can get a deluxe icing set with eight different
tips for only $3.49.
It’s easy
to fill a cupcake with the filling of your choice. In fact it is super
easy. The only challenge that we experienced was knowing how much cream
was going into the cupcake. So we broke open several cupcakes to see.
The first few were overfilled but we quickly got the hang of it. The
long narrow tip that comes with the deluxe icing set helps.
Just follow
these steps:
1. Bake the cupcakes
of your choice—chocolate, white, or any other—using a
mix or your favorite recipe. Let the cupcakes cool.
2. Mix the filling. Whipped cream sweetened with sugar and flavored
with vanilla works well. You can use commercial whipped topping or
pudding of your choice.
3. Fill your pastry bag or icing set attached with the appropriate
tip. (A star tip will work; a long narrow tip will work better.) Insert
the tip through the top of the cupcake to a depth of about one inch.
Insert one to two tablespoons of filling into the cupcake. Repeat
with the remaining cupcakes.
4. Frost the tops of the cupcakes to cover the hole. Decorate as you
like.
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