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Cupcake Recipe
Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Filling
Penuche is a vanilla fudge with a little more carmelization due to the use of brown sugar instead of granulated sugar. In Spanish it means literally, "raw sugar" or "brown sugar." It adds a dollop of flavor and decadency to these chocolate fudge brownies.
- Cupcakes 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® chocolate fudge cake mix 1 1/3 cups water 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Filling and Garnish 1 cup butter or margarine 2 cups packed brown sugar 1/2 cup milk 4 cups powdered sugar 1 oz grated semisweet baking chocolate, if desired
- 1. Heat oven to 350°F for shiny metal pans (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms only of 24 regular-size muffin cups with baking spray with flour.
- 2. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil, eggs and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups.
- 3. Bake 18 to 24 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- 4. Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Pour mixture into medium bowl; refrigerate about 30 minutes or until lukewarm.
- 5. Beat powdered sugar into cooled brown sugar mixture on low speed until smooth. If frosting becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time.
- 6. Using serrated knife, cut each cupcake in half horizontally, being careful not to break either half. Place heaping 1 tablespoon filling on each cupcake base. Replace rounded cupcake tops. Pipe or spoon rounded 1 tablespoon frosting onto cupcake tops. Garnish with grated chocolate. Store in airtight container at room temperature.
- High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for cupcakes, adding vanilla to batter.
