Baby Cupcakes

Name: Baby Cupcakes
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 4 Land O Lakes Eggs; 1 cup milk; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream; 1/4 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla; 2 drops red or blue food color, as desired; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled; 6 cups powdered sugar; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 6 to 8 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half; 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

19 ingredients

21 steps

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
4 Land O Lakes Eggs
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup Land O Lakes Heavy Whipping Cream
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
2 drops red or blue food color, as desired
1/2 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
6 cups powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 to 8 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half
1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350F.
2

Place paper baking cups into muffin pan cups; set aside.
3

Combine flour, baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt in bowl; set aside.
4

Combine sugar and 3/4 cup butter in another bowl; beat at medium speed, scraping owl occasionally, until creamy.
5

Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition.
6

Add flour mixture alternately with milk and 1 tablespoon vanilla, beating at low speed after each addition, just until mixed.
7

Spoon batter evenly into paper baking cups.
8

Bake 18-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
9

Let stand 10 minutes in pans; remove to cooling racks.
10

Cool completely.
11

Beat chilled whipping cream and 1/4 cup powdered sugar in chilled bowl at high speed, scraping bowl often, until stiff peaks form.
12

Gently stir in 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and food color, as desired.
13

Remove teaspoonful cake from center of each cupcake; reserve cake piece.
14

Fill hole with about 1 teaspoon filling; top with reserved cake piece.
15

Beat 1/2 cup butter in bowl at medium speed until creamy.
16

Add melted chocolate; beat until well mixed.
17

Gradually add powdered sugar and 1/8 teaspoon salt alternately with 1 teaspoon vanilla and enough half & half for desired frosting consistency; mix well.
18

Stir in corn syrup.
19

Frost cupcakes.
20

Decorate, as desired.
21

Store refrigerated.