Description
Delight your taste buds with these Easy Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes. A moist and fluffy cupcake filled with rich pastry cream and topped with a decadent chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
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Cupcakes:
- 3/4 Cup Butter, Softened
- 1 Cup White Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 3 Eggs
- 1 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 2/3 Cup Buttermilk
Filling:
- 3 Egg Yolks
- 3 Cups Whole Milk
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1/3 Cup Cornstarch
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Chocolate Ganache:
- 1 1/3 Cup Chocolate Chips
- 1 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
Instructions
- For The Cupcakes Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with paper liners. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla, eggs, and baking powder. Gradually add flour and buttermilk until just combined. Fill liners 3/4 full. Bake for 18-23 minutes. Cool completely.
- For The Filling Beat egg yolks in a bowl. Combine with milk. In a saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in milk and boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cool, and stir in vanilla.
- For The Chocolate Ganache Place chocolate chips in a bowl. Simmer cream in a saucepan and pour over chips. Cover for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth.
- Putting It All Together Core cupcakes, fill with pastry cream, dip in ganache, and allow to set.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 21g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 95mg
Keywords: Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes, Cupcake Recipe, Dessert Recipe
