My favorite hockey team, the Boston Bruins, inspired me to make these creative cupcakes when they won the Stanley Cup in 2011. I like to decorate them with a “B” but you can add a love note on top with a little white icing.
—ALISA CHRISTENSEN RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA
PREP: 30 MIN. + CHILLING • BAKE: 20 MIN. + COOLING • MAKES: 20 CUPCAKES
1package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1package (3.4 ounces) cook-and-serve chocolate pudding mix
GLAZE
2/3cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
3tablespoons hot water
White decorating icing, optional
1. Prepare and bake the cake mix according to the package directions for cupcakes, using 20 paper-lined muffin cups. Cool completely.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, prepare pudding mix according to the package directions. Press plastic wrap onto surface of pudding; refrigerate until cold.
3. Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a small pastry tip. Transfer pudding to bag. Using a wooden or metal skewer, poke a hole through bottom of cupcake liners. Push tip through hole and pipe filling into cupcakes.
4. In a microwave, melt the chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Whisk in the confectioners’ sugar and water. Dip tops of cupcakes into glaze. If desired, pipe designs on cupcakes with white icing.