Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2011

I only made the filling to put in some other cupcakes I had made. It had a very strong taste/smell of shortening. Ruined the cupcake for me.

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Krista Donahue

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Franklin, Indiana, USA

Living In: Vista, California, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2011

I only used the filling...amazing! Wonderful flavor and sweetness. I will definitely use it again!

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Newly

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2011

I'm not a cupcake person, but these were awesome!!! Lasted like 4 days after I made them & didn't change or taste stale in that time. Didn't refridgerate.

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lmcirig

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Washingtonville, New York, USA

Living In: Newburgh, New York, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2011

Okay, these are pretty amazing! I made them according to the recipe, except for adding a little more cocoa to the cupcake batter and baking them at 360 degrees instead of 375. They made a few more than 24 cupcakes (I filled them about 2/3rd's full). I used all butter, instead of half butter and half shortening in the filling. I also found I needed to make another half-recipe of it in order to fill all 24 cupcakes, so you might want to make more to begin with. Also, I waited until they were completely cool before I filled them. I used a Wilton tip 230 (the Bismark tip) and filled them just until I could see the cupcake start to "swell" a bit. I used the cake recipe as is instead of substituting a box mix because I wanted to try the recipe as given (except for the substitutions mentioned). I'm really glad I did. The flavors complimented each other beautifully. I did use the Satiny Chocolate Glaze recipe provided elsewhere on this site and totally recommend it. I used Ghiradelli 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate and it turned out great...chocolate-y, but not too sweet. Perfect combination of flavors. A definite repeat!!

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Leslie

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2011

I only made the filling: I was expecting it to be a lttle 'thicker'. It tasted good and I used it in my own cake recipie and won 2nd place at my church picnic. Also, used a small melon baller to take out cake from the top.

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kcs

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2011

I just made the filling. Per the advise of previous reviews, I used a different cupcake recipe. This cream filling is absolutely delicious and so easy to make. Its creamy and fluffy and wonderful!

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AmyJo

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2011

These are pretty simple to make and very moist, the chocolate taste is a mild one and they do taste homemade. The 1st time i made these i thought the filling with added frosting was too sweet. The second time i made these i did a chocolate glaze and a cherry is was perfect!!

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kiansmommy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2011

I agree with others that the cake is not very tasty--I wouldn't use the cake portion of the recipe again. Didn't have any problem filling with cupcakes with a Bismarck decorating tip. Followed others' advice and filled from the top. Like the idea overall.

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Nutmeg~n~Pepper

Reviewed: Sep. 11, 2011

yummy!

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Rhayaana3

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Hollywood, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 6, 2011

Based on the reviews, and the fact I had some on hand, I used a boxed cake mix, so this review doesn't reflect the cake recipe. I really liked the idea and they did taste pretty good, but I wasn't really impressed with the end product. The filling left a strange, oily coating in our mouth after we ate them.

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