Boston Cream Cupcakes

==Description==
While Boston Cream pie is a classic, it can be time consuming to make. This recipe incorporates the Boston Cream pie flavors we all know and love — the contrast of creamy vanilla with rich, dark chocolate — into a cupcake form.
* Cook Time: Approximately 1 hour
* Serves: 24
==Ingredients==
* 1 box cake mix, including ingredients required to prepare cake mix (see directions on package)
* 1 x 4-ounce box vanilla-flavored instant pudding mix
* 1 ¼ cup cold, whole milk
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1 x cup heavy cream
* 1 x 12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips
* ¼ cup powdered sugar, sifted
== Things You'll Need ==
* cupcake liners
* 2 cupcake pans
* large bowl
* hand mixer
* pastry bag with medium-sized tip
* small heavy saucepan
==Directions==
# Bake cupcakes according to directions on the cake-mix box.
# In a large bowl, combine milk, pudding mix and vanilla extract.
# Blend for two minutes using a hand blender. Refrigerate the mixture for 15 minutes.
# Fill the pastry bag with pudding mixture. To inject vanilla pudding mixture into cupcakes, insert a pastry bag tip into a cupcake, squeezing a tablespoon of filling into each cupcake.
# To make the ganache topping, heat cream in a saucepan until bubbles form around the edges. This should take less than five minutes.
# Once bubbles form, quickly remove the saucepan from heat and add the chocolate chips.
# Whisk the chocolate cream mixture until it is smooth.
# Glaze the cupcakes by spooning or drizzling the ganache over them.
# Alternately, you can also dunk cupcake tops directly into the ganache. Serve cold and plain or with other desserts.
== Tips ==
* If you are running low on cream, a mixture of cream and half-and-half will also work.
* If you do not have a pastry bag, you can use a mustard bottle to fill the cupcakes instead. Just empty the mustard bottle, clean it out and use it in place of the pastry bag.
* Make sure you buy instant pudding mix, or else you may end up with a drippy mess for a filling.
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== External links ==
* Inspiration that this recipe was adapted from
* Ganache on wikipedia
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Category:Cupcake Recipes
Category:Dessert Recipes
Category:Cake mix Recipes
Category:Chocolate chip Recipes
Category:Heavy cream Recipes
Category:Instant pudding Recipes
Category:Chocolate Recipes
Category:Vanilla extract Recipes