Outrageous Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes Food

BOSTON CREAM PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
• Add vanilla and beat again.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix together flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl.
• Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk to the creamed mixture in 3 batches, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Beat after each addition, just until combined.
• Line a lightly greased muffin pan with cupcake liners and fill each liner 3/4 of the way full.
• Bake in a 350°F oven for 18-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely
• In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks well.
• Gradually stir in milk until well blended.
• In a large, heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, mix together sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
• Gradually add in milk mixture, stirring well to prevent lumps.
• Continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until mixture reaches a low boil (about 20 minutes). Mixture should be thickened at this point, and will continue to thicken as it cools. Remove from heat.
• Set pot in a large bowl of ice water, still stirring. Add vanilla and stir to combine.
• Place a piece of plastic wrap directly on filling to prevent a skin from forming and place in refrigerator until ready to use.
• Place chocolate in a food processor and process until it's finely chopped. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Set aside. Heat cream in a small saucepan until the cream starts to steam, stirring often. Gradually add the hot cream to the bowl of chocolate, and whisk until the mixture is smooth. Wait until cool enough to handle but not hardened.
• When the cupcakes are cooled completely, transfer pastry cream filling to a piping bag with filling tip attached.
• Fill each cupcake with pastry cream and set aside.
• Dip each cupcake into the finished ganache. Allow 30 minutes to an hour for the ganache to set.

BOSTON CREAM PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour standard muffin tins. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Warm milk and butter in a saucepan over low heat.
• Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer on high speed until thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Beat in dry ingredients.
• Bring milk and butter to a boil. With mixer on low speed, add milk mixture to batter, and beat until smooth. Add vanilla. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each halfway. Bake cupcakes until light gold, about 15 minutes. Let cool in tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Let cool.
• Using a serrated knife, cut each in half horizontally. Spread 1 tablespoon vanilla cream on each cupcake bottom. Sandwich with top. Spoon glaze over each, and serve immediately.
• For Vanilla Cream:
• Whisk yolks until smooth. Mix sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add milk in a slow, steady stream. Cook, stirring, until mixture begins to bubble and thicken, about 5 minutes.
• Pour 1/3 of milk mixture into yolks, whisking constantly. Return mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring often, until thick, 2 to 4 minutes. Stir in vanilla.
• Pass vanilla cream through a fine sieve into a bowl. Press plastic wrap directly on surface. Refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour, or up to 2 days.
• For Chocolate Ganache Glaze:.
• Bring cream to a boil in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, and add chocolate and corn syrup. Let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk until smooth. Transfer to a bowl, and let cool, stirring often. Use immediately.

BOSTON CREAM PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two 12-cup muffin pans with cupcake liners and set aside.
• Crack the eggs into a small container and set aside. Set the sugar aside. Then, in a small bowl, mix the gluten-free flour, nutmeg and salt together with a fork and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer on medium speed, beat the butter with a paddle attachment until the butter is light in color and fluffy. Add the sugar to the butter and continue beating until the sugar is uniformly incorporated into the butter. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Then restart the mixer on low speed and add 1 egg at a time, waiting until it is fully incorporated in the butter mixture before adding the next egg.
• Once all the eggs have been added, stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure that all the butter is incorporated with the eggs. Add the dry ingredients in three additions, alternating with the milk and oil, added in two additions, fully incorporating each addition into the batter before moving to the next step. If needed, stop the mixer after each addition and scrape down the sides of the bowl, and then resume mixing on low. Once all the dry ingredients and the milk have been combined with the butter mixture, evenly fill the cupcake pan cavities two-thirds of the way. Bake the cupcakes until the top of each cupcake is slightly springy to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 14 to 16 minutes. Remove from the oven and immediately turn the cupcakes out of the pan onto a cooling rack. Let the cupcakes cool completely.
• Putting it all together: Using an apple corer or knife, core the centers out of the cooled cupcakes and remove. Fill the cupcakes with the Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream. Pipe the Dark Chocolate Italian Meringue Buttercream to cover the top of each cooled cupcake.
• Bring the shallow dish or container for the finished pastry cream near the stovetop, and have the plastic wrap nearby as well. Measure the butter and vanilla bean paste into a small container and bring over near the stovetop. Pour the milk and 1/4 cup sugar into a heavy saucepot and scald over medium heat until the milk starts to steam. Do not boil the milk!
• Meanwhile, whisk together the cornstarch and the remaining 1/4 cup sugar to combine and prevent any lumps in the cornstarch, and then add the whole egg and egg yolks. Whisk the egg yolk mixture until smooth and completely combined, and then bring over to the stove area and set the bowl with the yolks on top of a damp dish towel.
• When the milk is steaming, remove from the heat. Whisking the egg yolk mixture constantly, slowly pour the milk in a steady stream into the egg yolk mixture. Once all the milk is combined with the egg yolk mixture, pour it back into the saucepot and return to medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Continue whisking and bring it to a boil. Let the egg yolk mixture boil for 1 minute (and continue whisking constantly so lumps don't form!) and then remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla bean paste, and then pour the entire contents of the pot into the shallow dish.
• Immediately cover the surface of the pastry cream with the plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool, about 1 hour. Once cool, remove from the refrigerator and whisk until completely smooth and lump free. Fill a piping bag with the pastry cream and set aside until you need it.
• Measure the sugar and 1/4 cup water into a heavy saucepan and heat over high heat until the sugar mixture reaches 250 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes (use a candy thermometer to gauge the temperature).
• While the sugar is cooking, beat the egg whites on medium speed in the mixing bowl of a stand mixture to the soft peak stage (whites will look foamy and white). Be careful not to over whip the whites (if the egg whites start to look clumpy, then they've been over whipped. If this happens, toss them out and start again! If the whites are beating faster than the sugar is cooking, turn down the mixer speed. You can always turn up the speed if you need to!) Add the cream of tartar and continue whipping.
• While the egg whites are whipping on medium speed, gently pour the sugar syrup down the side of the mixing bowl. Turn the speed up to high and whip until the mixing bowl no longer feels warm to the touch, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt the dark chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl at 30 second intervals, stirring in between each interval, until the chocolate is completely melted.
• Turn the mixer speed back to medium and add the butter in small chunks until it is completely incorporated. Stop the mixer, scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the vanilla bean paste and sea salt. Turn the mixer back on medium-low speed until the vanilla paste has mixed entirely through the buttercream. Spoon a small amount (about 1/2 cup) of the buttercream into the melted dark chocolate and stir to combine. Add the chocolate mixture back to the buttercream and whip thoroughly, stopping the mixer to scrape down the sides of the bowl to make sure all the chocolate is combined.
• Fit an 18-inch plastic piping bag with an 847 star tip and twist the bag right by the tip to prevent the buttercream from leaking out. While you grasp the piping bag right above the star tip with your hand, fold the top of the piping bag over your hand and spoon the butter cream into the piping bag.

BOSTON CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Mix vanilla and pudding together and place into decorator's gun with a large enough opening to inject pudding into the cupcakes.
• Gently poke the decorator gun into the center of each cupcake and inject about 1 Tbsp pudding into the cupcake (it is fine if some puffs out the top a bit).
• Once all cupcakes have been injected, cover and chill them while making the topping.
• Heat cream in a saucepan on medium heat just until the sides start to have tiny bubbles; don't walk away from the pan.
• As soon as it gets to this point, remove from the heat and add chocolate chips, whisking fiercely until the chips have melted and everything is smooth (the heated cream should be hot enough to melt the chips).
• Set out some wax paper and grab your slightly chilled cupcakes.
• Spoon some of the topping onto the center of a cupcake, covering the pudding opening, adding more topping around the edges to cover the top of cupcake completely with the topping.
• Set cupcake onto the wax paper to cool.
• Repeat until all cupcakes are covered with the topping, then place into a covered container and chill at least 1 hour, the topping will get firmer but not hard.
• You may have extra topping, in fact, I look forward to having extra topping to use on top of ice cream; store extra topping in covered container in the fridge up to 1 week.

BOSTON CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To make cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer; add vanilla and eggs.
• Sift dry ingredients together and add in 3 stages, alternating with the buttermilk.
• Line muffin pans with paper liners.
• Fill each about three-quarters full with batter.
• Bake 15-20 minutes.
• To make pastry cream: Bring milk just to boil in medium saucepan.
• Whisk egg yolks, sugar and cornstarch together in a bowl.
• Stir just a little of the hot milk into the egg mixture to equalize the temperatures.
• Add a little more hot milk to the egg mixture and stir well again.
• Then add all of the hot milk and stir.
• Return mixture to saucepan; whisk over low heat constantly until mixture becomes thick.
• Pour pastry cream into clean bowl and whisk in vanilla.
• Whisk in butter 1 ounce at a time until smooth.
• Cover surface with plastic wrap and chill until cool.
• Fold whipped cream into chilled pastry cream.
• To make chocolate glaze: Bring cream and corn syrup to boil.
• Pour hot cream over chopped chocolate in a medium bowl.
• Let hot cream sit on the chocolate for about 5 minutes.
• Stir until chocolate is dissolved and smooth.
• Stir in butter.
• To assemble: Fill pastry bag with pastry cream; poke tip of pastry bag into top of each cupcake and inject each with some pastry cream.
• OR slice each cupcake in half horizontally and spread some pastry cream in between layers.
• OR remove a cone-shaped section from center of cupcake, fill hole with pastry cream and then replace cake piece.
• Drizzle chocolate glaze over top of each cupcake.

BLUEBERRIES AND CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine coconut flour, salt and baking soda.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, agave, grapeseed oil and vanilla and blend well with a hand mixer.
• Mix dry ingredients into wet, blending with a hand mixer.
• Gently fold in frozen blueberries.
• Scoop batter one heaping ¼ cup at a time into paper lined cupcake tin.
• Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes.
• Cool 1-2 hours and then top with Whipped Cream Frosting.
• Decorate each cupcake with 4-5 fresh blueberries (place on top of frosting).
• Serve.

BOSTON CREAM TO GO CUPCAKES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy then add egg and beat well.
• Stir in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition.
• Fill paper lined muffin cups half full.
• Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. (If using a dark coated pan reduce oven temperature to 325F).
• Cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from muffin pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Prepare your vanilla pudding (your favorite method/recipe) and chill till proper consistency of pudding.
• Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag and insert a very small tip into the corner (from the inside of the bag to hold the tip).
• Fill bag with prepared pudding.
• Push the tip through the top of the cupcake about halfway down and fill each cupcake with pudding.
• Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl.
• In a small saucepan, bring whipping cream just to a boil (do not scorch) then pour over the chocolate chips and whisk until smooth.
• Cool, stirring occasionally to room temperature or until ganache thickens slightly (about 10 minutes).
• Spoon over cupcakes and let stand until set.
• Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

BOSTON CREAM CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition., Fill paper-lined muffin cups half full. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry bag; insert a small tip. Fill with pudding. Push the tip through the top to fill each cupcake., Place chocolate chips in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil. Pour over chocolate; whisk until smooth. Cool, stirring occasionally, to room temperature or until ganache thickens slightly, about 10 minutes. Spoon over cupcakes. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

BOSTON CREAM PIE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour standard muffin tins. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl. Warm milk and butter in a saucepan over low heat.
• Beat eggs and sugar with a mixer on high speed until thick and pale, about 5 minutes. Beat in dry ingredients.
• Bring milk and butter to a boil. With mixer on low speed, add milk mixture to batter, and beat until smooth. Add vanilla. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each halfway. Bake cupcakes until light gold, about 15 minutes. Let cool in tins for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks. Let cool.
• Using a serrated knife, cut each in half horizontally. Spread 1 tablespoon vanilla cream on each cupcake bottom. Sandwich with top. Spoon glaze over each and serve immediately.