Thursday, April 15, 2010

MSC: Jumbo Chocolate Filled Cupcakes



This months recipe for the talented bakers of the Martha Stewart Cupcakes Club was Jumbo Chocolate Filled Cupcakes, chosen by Jess of Cookbook Habit. And as Martha's cupcakes go, this was actually surprisingly simple to put together. If I was still  a bigger fan of chocolate as I was in my 20's and early 30's  (what has happened to me over the years???) this would have been a wonderful cupcake. As it was, I only had one...I  loved the cream filling (the fluff is a weakness of mine in general) and enjoyed the cupcake overall but was not tempted to try/attack/devour another one like I would have a few years back.

Apart from adding a chocolate mint glaze to the cupcakes to give it more of a finished look, I didn't make too many changes to it .Since  I cannot pipe to save my life  I settled for just putting a dollop of cream filling on top of the cupcake. And as my cupcakes were smaller (I don't have a jumbo pan) I was hesitant to try the scooping method and went instead for cutting the cupcake in half, putting a small layer of cream filling there, and replacing it with the glazed top

My opinion...good, but I don't think I would make them again.I've got a few regular cupcakes with glaze and without fluff filling that I might take into work. The cream filling, considering I could easily eat it by the spoonful/container, has alas already had to be disposed of for the sake of my weight loss goals. I had already attacked a previous container of fluff and had  to go out and buy a new one in order to make the recipe.

Thanks, Jess, for giving me a chance to recreate one of my favorite cupcakes growing up as a kid. Please check out the other bloggers over at Martha Stewart Cupcakes Club and see how their baking experiences went. 

12 comments:

  1. What a great idea to add mint glaze! They look great. Thanks for baking along with me this month.

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  2. I had making these too and was glad I got to try them. Like you, I probably wouldn't make them again

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  3. MINT GLAZE! That sounds amazing!

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  4. What makes that fluff so good???

    And kudos for getting rid of the extra filling and not eating it!!

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  5. OOOO!! Chocolate and mint. Genius!!

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  6. Not too sure if I would have liked the mint glaze with this as I LOVE marshmallow. How didn't you eat it all? I loved the cupcakes but they looked a little odd. Hopefully next month will strike your fancy.

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  7. Nice addition with the mint glaze! Great job!

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  8. How fun to add the mint glaze! The marshmallow was my favorite part of this cupcake.

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  9. I loved the cream filling, too!

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  10. It looks lovely, and once again you have a winning photo, here! I will let you know if I ever write a cookbook because I think I'd hire you as a photographer!

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  11. Oh yum, chocolate and mint is one of my favorite combos - good idea! These were just ok for me too as far as flavor goes but I had fun making them so no complaints :)

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  12. Sure like how yours looks with that filling spilling out. Beautiful.

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