Cream-filled cupcakes are a takeoff on the traditional cookie-based whoopie pies and make a simply terrific treat!
Chocolate Whoopie Pie Cupcakes
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 25 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup hot water
- 2/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Filling
- 1 cup from 1 tub (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
- 3/4 cup marshmallow creme

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
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Step2In medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; set aside. In small bowl, mix hot water and cocoa until dissolved; set aside.
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Step3In large bowl, beat shortening with electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, about 1/4 cup at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping bowl occasionally. Beat 2 minutes longer. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture, about one-third at a time, and cocoa mixture, about half at a time, beating just until blended.
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Step4Divide batter evenly among muffin cups, filling each with about 3 tablespoons batter or until about two-thirds full.
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Step5Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pans; place on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step6In small bowl, mix frosting and marshmallow creme. Cut cupcakes crosswise into halves. Spread about 1 tablespoon filling on each cupcake bottom; replace cupcake tops.
Nutrition
210
Calories
9g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
19g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
- Calories
- 210
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 19g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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