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Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Filling

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Penuche Filling
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  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 2 hr 40 min
  • Servings 24
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A layer of penuche creates frosted chocolate cupcakes reminiscent of a delicious mini layered cake.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 29, 2012

Ingredients

  • Reynolds™ Baking Cups

Cupcakes

Filling and Garnish

  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 oz grated semisweet baking chocolate, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place Reynolds Baking Cups in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and cool cupcakes as directed on box for 24 cupcakes--except add vanilla to batter.
  • 2
    Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly; reduce heat to low. Boil and stir 2 minutes. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Pour mixture into medium bowl; refrigerate 1 hour or until lukewarm, about 90°F.
  • 3
    Beat powdered sugar into cooled brown sugar mixture with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. If filling becomes too stiff, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time. If filling is too soft, cover; return to refrigerator 15 minutes to firm up.
  • 4
    Remove Reynolds Baking Cups from cupcakes. Using serrated knife, cut each cupcake in half horizontally, being careful not to break either half. Place heaping 1 tablespoon filling on each cupcake base. Replace rounded cupcake tops. Pipe or spoon rounded 1 tablespoon frosting onto cupcake tops. Garnish with grated chocolate. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Reynolds StayBrite Baking Cups are fashion-inspired designs that won’t fade during baking.
  • tip 2
    The word penuche comes from a Mexican word meaning "raw sugar" or "brown sugar." It is used to describe a fudgelike candy made from brown sugar, butter, milk or cream and vanilla.
  • tip 3
    It's important to refrigerate the cooked brown sugar mixture to lukewarm (about 90°F). This will give you the proper consistency when the powdered sugar is beaten in.

Nutrition

340 Calories, 14g Total Fat, 2g Protein, 53g Total Carbohydrate, 45g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cupcake
Calories
340
Calories from Fat
120
Total Fat
14g
21%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
16%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
75mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
53g
18%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
45g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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