Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

June 24, 2013

My husband loves Boston Cream Pie. I have seen other recipes for these little beauties but all started with a box mix . I prefer to make cake from scratch. I decided on an old time yellow cake recipe that had been my grandmother's. I decided to use instant pudding instead of my own as I wanted to ensure that the filling would hold up once inside the cupcakes.

Cake
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 stick of butter, softened
1 3/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
5 drops yellow food coloring-optional

Cream Filling
1 3.5oz box of instant vanilla pudding mix
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup milk

Chocolate Ganache
1 cup heavy whipping cream
12 oz of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Line 2 12 cup cupcakes pans with cupcake liners Preheat the oven to 375. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and soda together, set aside. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream...
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Nutritions

Calories
481

Sodium
131mg
5% DV

Fat
21g
33% DV

Protein
4g
8% DV

Carbs
71g
24% DV

Fiber
1g
7% DV

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