Lulu's Cupcakes

Lulu's Cupcakes
The recipe Lulu's Cupcakes could satisfy your American craving in around 1 hour. This recipe makes 24 servings with 320 calories, 2g of protein, and 18g of fat each. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Not a lot of people really liked this dessert. If you have confectioners' sugar, marshmallow creme, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees.
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Place paper liners in two 12-cup muffin pans.
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Prepare the cupcakes:Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes.
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Pour into a large bowl; add the chocolate and butter and let sit, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture has cooled slightly. Stir in the vanilla. Using a mixer, beat in the eggs, then mix in the dry ingredients.
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Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans (about 1/4 cup batter per cupcake) and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool in the pans for about 25 minutes, then transfer cupcakes to a rack to cool completely.
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Meanwhile, prepare the filling:Using a mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.
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Add the vanilla and 1 tablespoon heavy cream; beat until smooth. Beat in the remaining 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and 2 tablespoons heavy cream in batches, alternating after each addition. Beat in the marshmallow creme; set aside.
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Place the chocolate in a stainless-steel bowl.
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Heat the cream and 1 tablespoon butter until just boiling, then pour over the chocolate; let stand for 5 minutes.
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Whisk until smooth.
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Add 2 teaspoons vanilla; let stand until cool but still glossy and liquid.
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Spoon the filling into a pastry bag with a medium tip. Insert the tip into the center of each cupcake top; fill until the cupcake is heavier (do not overfill). Dip the cupcake tops in the ganache. Chill for at least 15 minutes.
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Meanwhile, prepare the icing: Using a mixer, beat the remaining 1 stick butter, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, the milk and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spoon into a pastry bag with a small tip; pipe onto the cupcakes to decorate.
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Photograph by Allan Penn
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h
Servings24
Health Score1
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