Fully Baked

I have been eyeing this recipe for months and yesterday I finally mustered up the courage to make these. :)

• 2 1/2 cups cake flour
• 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder  
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 170 grams (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup buttermilk (I used regular milk)
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• Filling
• 1 package (3 oz) cook & serve vanilla pudding
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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• Chocolate Glaze
• 8 oz package of chocolate chips, I used 60% chocolate which was amazing  
• 1/3 cup sugar 
• 1/3 cup water
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

Instructions:

Cupcakes

Preeat the oven to 176º C (350º F), and line the muffin cups with paper liners. 

In a bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt until blended.

Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until it's light and fluffy(about 2 mins). Add the eggs, one at a time, until well blended. Beat in the vanilla extract. 

With the mixer on low speed, alternately beat in the flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, until it's just blended. 

Spoon about a 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes (mine took longer but that may just be because I made mine in my crappy oven), until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 5 min and carefully transfer them from the pan to a wire rack to cool completely. 

Filling 

Prepare pudding according to package instructions, but using 1 1/4 cups milk. cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold.

Glaze

Place the chocolate, sugar and water in a small saucepan over low heat (but if your using grainy sugar, melt it first). Cook, stirring, until it's melted and smooth, about 3 mins. Remove from heat, and stir in butter until it melts and the mixture is smooth. Let cool.

To assemble

Slice off the top of the cupcake at the edge of the paper liners. Spread the cupcake with about 1 tbsp of vanilla filling. cover with the cupcake top. Spoon/spread about 1 tbsp of glaze onto the top, covering completely.

Enjoy!

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