Chocolate Cream Cupcakes

Total Time
Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Updated on Nov. 22, 2023

My favorite hockey team the Boston Bruins inspired these cupcakes. Add a love note on top using a little white icing. —Alisa Christensen, Rancho Santa Margarita, California

Cupcake Liners

Decorative cupcake liners can be found at fancyflours.com.
Test Kitchen Approved

Chocolate Cream Cupcakes

Yield: 20 cupcakes
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 20 min

Ingredients

  • 1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
  • 1 package (3.4 ounces) cook-and-serve chocolate pudding mix
  • glaze:
    • 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
    • 2-1/2 tablespoons butter
    • 1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
    • 3 tablespoons hot water
    • White decorating icing, optional

Directions

  1. Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions for cupcakes, using 20 paper-lined muffin cups. Cool completely.
  2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, prepare pudding mix according to package directions. Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding; refrigerate until cold.
  3. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag; insert a small pastry tip. Transfer pudding to bag. Using a wooden or metal skewer, poke a hole through bottom of cupcake liners. Push tip through hole and pipe filling into cupcakes.
  4. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter in a microwave-safe bowl; stir until smooth. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and water. Dip tops of cupcakes into glaze. If desired, pipe designs on cupcakes.
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