Creamy Center Cupcakes

SUBMITTED BY: Caroline Anderson

"'This recipe came from my mother, who made the cake from scratch when I was growing up,' writes Caroline Anderson of Waupaca, Wisconsin. 'Sometimes she'd replace the smooth filling with homemade whipped cream, which was readily available on the farm.'"

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PREP TIME	45 Min
READY IN	45 Min

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INGREDIENTS

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
3/4 cup shortening
2/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1 cup marshmallow creme
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (16 ounce) containers chocolate frosting

DIRECTIONS

Prepare and bake cake according to package directions for cupcakes, using paper-lined muffin cups. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add marshmallow creme and vanilla; mix well. Insert a very small pastry tip into a pastry or plastic bag; fill with cream filling. Insert tip halfway into the center of each cupcake and fill with a small amount. Frost with chocolate frosting.