Recipes

[house_cat]

Do you have a go-to cream filling recipe for cupcakes and cakes?  I'm hosting a game night tomorrow and thought I'd make chocolate cupcakes with cream filling. 

There are so many cream filling recipes out there, it's hard to decide.  If you have a favorite to share, I'd be delighted to know.

Thank you.

[gulf coast girl]

I have used this in the past, it comes from Betty Crocker,

1 jar (7 oz) kraft Marshmallow Fluff

3/4 cup softened butter

1 t vanilla

1 1/2 c powdered sugar

Whip it all together till fluffly and combined.

[deepwaterdotter]

I like a cheesecake-like filling:

1 lb room-temperature cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp salt

2 room-temperature egg whites

2 tbsp room-temperature sour cream

Beat cream cheese, sugar, and salt with electric mixer until smooth.  Beat in egg whites and sour cream.  Place a tablespoon of filling on top of batter in tin before baking.  Bake until tops of cupcakes just begin to crack, about 25 minutes.

[house_cat]

@gulf coast girl 

@deepwaterdotter 

Thank you both for posting good options.  I've never heard of baking the cupcakes with the filling on top - that's so intriguing!

[Pook]

@house_cat  A really easy one is instant pudding mix using heavy whipping cream instead of milk.  French vanilla makes the most delicious creamy filling. 

[house_cat]

@Pook 

All the recipes sound delicious and I'll save them for the future, but yours sounds the easiest. I wasn't sure about the ratio whipping cream to pudding mix, but I found this.

[house_cat]

DH requested a Yule Log-type cake. I've never attempted a rolled cake before.  I guess I made the cake layer too thick, because there was no way I was going to be able to roll it up.  I quickly switched to Plan B and made layers out of it. I used the easy recipe above with the pudding and cream. I topped it with a dark chocolate ganache.  It wouldn't win any awards for presentation, but it was delicious.

Thanks everyone... next time I'm trying one of the other recipes on this thread.

[Zhills]

Yum!  Looks delicious!  Sure it is.  Enjoy!