Cream Filled Cupcakes

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• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 12 muffins (depending on size of tin)

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 2  cups sugar
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄3 cup  cocoa
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup  oil
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  cup hot water

• FILLING

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup milk
• 2⁄3 cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1  tablespoon water
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

• Optional FROSTING

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄3 cup evaporated milk
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  tablespoon cocoa powder

Directions

1. Frosting: Melt butter first and add the rest of ingredients and.
2. stir.
3. Boil 1 minutes; cool.
4. Beat.
5. Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
6. add eggs, oil buttermilk and vanilla.
7. Mix for 1 1/2 minutes.
8. Add baking powder to hot water.
9. Mix again.
10. Pour into muffin tins, filling 2/3 full.
11. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
12. For Filling:Combine all the ingredients except the powdered sugar and beat for 5 minutes.
13. Cut out a piece of cake from top and insert the filling.
14. Push top back on.
15. For Frosting: Melt butter first and add the rest of ingredients and stir.
16. Boil 1 minutes; cool.
17. Beat.