MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Chocolate Creme Filled Cupcakes
Categories: Snacks, Chocolate, Dairy
Yield: 24 Cupcakes

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2 c All-purpose flour
1 c Cocoa powder; unsweetened
1 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 c Buttermilk
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs

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4 tb Unsalted butter; softened
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
3 tb Milk; as needed

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1/2 c Heavy cream
1 tb Light corn syrup
1 c Semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350?F/175?C.

Line 24 muffin cups with paper liners.

Cupcakes:

Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl, whisk
to blend.

Combine buttermilk and vanilla as well.

Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium-high speed
until light and fluffy.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Add the flour mixture alternating with the buttermilk mixture,
starting and ending with the flour mixture.

Divide batter among prepared muffin pans and bake until toothpick
inserted comes out clean, about 18 to 20 minutes.

Let cool for 10 minutes and then take cupcakes out of pans to cool
completely.

Filling & Swirl:

Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Gradually add powdered sugar.

Add 2 tb milk and beat for 5 minutes, until almost white and light
and fluffy.

Add additional milk if mixture is too thick.

Spoon frosting into a pastry bag with a medium-sized round tip.

Place tip into center tops of cupcakes about 1/2" deep and squeeze
to fill!

Glaze:

Heat corn syrup and cream in a small saucepan over medium heat
until it just comes to a boil.

Remove from heat and stir in chocolate chips.

Cover and let stand 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth.

Dip tops of filled cupcakes into the chocolate glaze and place on a
cooling rack to set for 10 minutes. Then, using a smaller round tip
in your pastry bag, pipe decorative swirls on top of your glazed
cupcakes.

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