Surprise! Cupcakes
Ingredients List
Cupcakes:
- 1 1/2 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup - unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon - baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon - salt
- 1 cup - buttermilk
- 1/2 cup - butter or margarine, melted
- 1 - egg, lightly beaten
Surprises!:
- whole maraschino cherries, drained OR unwrapped caramels, chocolates, mint patties OR pecan or walnut halves
Frosting:
- 2 cups - Domino® Confectioners Sugar
- 1/4 cup - butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup - unsweetened cocoa
- 3/4 teaspoon - vanilla
- 2 to 3 tablespoons - milk
- Colored sprinkles (optional)
- Colored jellybeans (optional)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 18 medium muffin cups or line with paper baking cups.
Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; mix well. Add buttermilk, butter and egg; blend just until dry ingredients are moistened.
Fill muffin cups 1/3 full. Place a "surprise" in center of each, pressing down slightly. Top with remaining batter, filling cups 2/3 full.
Bake 17 to 22 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool.
Combine frosting ingredients in a small bowl; mix well, adding enough milk to desired spreading consistency. Spread on cooled cupcakes. Decorate as desired, with sprinkles or jellybeans.
Makes 18 cupcakes.