White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2004

Show: Emeril LiveEpisode: Our Favorite Sweets

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (32)

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Intermediate
Yield:
12 cupcakes

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup sifted cocoa powder (for chocolate cupcakes)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, cracked into a small cup or saucer
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup hot water
White Chocolate Filling, recipe follows
16 maraschino cherries, garnish

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter 1 (12-cup) muffin tin.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the remaining ingredients, adding the hot water last. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Divide the batter evenly among the greased muffin tin wells. Bake until the cupcakes are puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Cool to room temperature in the tins. Run a thin, sharp knife around the sides of the muffin cups to loosen the cupcakes, and carefully lift out. Place the cupcakes on a work surface.

Transfer the white chocolate filling to a pastry bag fitted with a small tip. With a small paring knife, cut a small plug from the top of each cupcake, reserving the plug, and scoop out a hole in the center of each cupcake to hold the filling. Place the tip in the cupcake and pipe in the filling to fill the hole. Replace the plug and place the cupcake upright. Pipe a small amount of filling on top to hide the plug and top with a cherry.

Arrange the cupcakes on a platter and serve.

White Chocolate Filling:

4 ounces white chocolate, chopped

1/4 cup milk

4 ounces cream cheese

1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

In the top of a double boiler, combine the white chocolate and milk. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring, until the chocolate is melted. Let cool to room temperature.

In a bowl, beat the cream cheese, and vanilla. Gradually add the cooled chocolate and beat until smooth. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours before filling cupcakes. Use to fill the chocolate cupcakes as directed.

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recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Michelle suffern, NY 02-20-2009
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Delicious and easy
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I just made these for my fiancee & had no difficulty executing the recipe. I would have given these a 5, but I found the... filling a little too runny; I have refrigerated the filled cupcakes and hope the filling firms a bit. I had plenty of filling, and enough extra to drizzle over the plugs to cover the holes. I'm not a huge fan of cream cheese fillings, but I was happy overall with the results. I would make these again, and will also make variations, such as using a white or chocolate buttercream in place of the recipe filling. The only other problem I had was that after I cut the plugs, the top edges of the cupcakes seemed very fragile-perhaps that's why the recipe didn't call for lining the pan with cup cake holders? (I used holders). The cupcakes were moist and had a fine texture without using cake flour. Read more
recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
null null, null 12-03-2008
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Did yours?
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

OK so I made these and was wondering if anybody else's turned out dry?
recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Elizabeth Wynnewood, PA 11-15-2008
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chalky
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

A little dry and chalky, but to be fair, it may have turned out better if I piped in more white chocolate filling.
recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Alexis Birmingham, AL 09-18-2008
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Delicious, but needs a little work
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I made these for my boyfriend's birthday, but I realized quickly that I would need extra frosting. I ran out of the white... chocolate filling just piping it into the cupcakes. I bought a chocolate butter cream frosting that someone else suggested. Instead of cherries, I topped each cupcake with raspberries. My boyfriend was so impressed with these. He ate three in 24 hours and has hoarded 3 more. I've got to make more just for our friends and family because they were so good!Read more
recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Anonymous 07-03-2008
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Soo Fabulous
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used cream instead of buttermilk and added chocolate chips. I filled them, but than put on a chocolate frosting. People... ask me all the time to make them again and again.Read more
recipe White Chocolate Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Susan Georgetown, MA 02-17-2008
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Disapppointed with the frosting!!
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

The chocolate cupcakes are moist and delicious, however, after waiting the full 2 hours as instructed to frost the cupcakes... I was so... disappointed!! The frosting was awful! I will have to bake another batch using a buttercream frosting instead! Definetly not worth the time involved! Sorry Emeril!Read more