Cream Filled Valentine Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients

• a can of frosting and sprinkles in my house:)
• 1 box (15 oz) Pillsbury Valentine's Funfetti Cake Mix
• Whole egg~
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• or
• Egg White~
• 1-1/4 cups water
• 1/2 cup oil
• 4 egg whites
• 24 cupcake liners, (white and pink)
• Set oven to 350
• Place paper cupcake liners into 2 cupcake pans
• Each pan should make 12 cupcakes
• Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl
• Mix until moistened
• Beat with mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes
• Pour batter into paper liners with a large spoon
• Fill 1/2 full
• Bake at 350 degrees
• For 19 to 23 minutes
• Remove cupcakes from pan
• Cool completely on wire racks
• Fill with cream filling~
• Cream Filling~
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 T flour
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 t vanilla
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• In a small saucepan, whisk flour into milk until there aren't any lumps
• Heat milk and flour on medium low heat
• Stirring constantly until mixture thickens to a gravy like consistency
• Spoon mixture from hot pan into a small bowl
• Cover with saran wrap
• Allow to cool to room temperature
• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar about 5 minutes
• Add cooled milk-flour mixture
• Beat until fluffy and sugar is dissolved completely
• About 5 minutes
• Be sure to beat until the grains of sugar are dissolved
• If in doubt, whip more
• Add vanilla and powdered sugar
• 1 can (15 oz) Pillsbury Valentine's Funfetti Vanilla Frosting with Sprinkles
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