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3 Easy Filled Cupcakes topped with rainbow sprinkles on a white tray
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Easy Filled Cupcakes

Try these easy filled cupcakes and take on the Pillsbury Baking Challenge! Can you go technology free for a whole afternoon/evening? We did!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Decorating Time10 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cupcakes
Servings: 24
Calories: 143kcal
Author: Erica Walker

Equipment

  • Muffin Tins
  • Electric Mixer

Ingredients

  • 1 box Cake Mix Pillsbury - prepared using cupcake directions (we used Funfetti)
  • 1 container frosting (we used Funfetti)
  • 8 ounces Whipped Topping or fruit filling

Instructions

  • Prepare cake mix according to package directions using the "cupcake" directions (should make 18-24 cupcakes).
    Dad and daughter making cupcakes
  • Scoop frosting into a medium-sized bowl. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, mix on high-speed until frosting amount seems to double (you are whipping air into it to make it lighter and fluffier). Don't whip too long or it will flatten again.
    frosting in a bowl
  • When the cupcakes have cooled, cut a cone shape out of the top of the cupcake by placing the knife at an angle into the cupcake top and cutting a circle, leaving the tip of the knife at the center of the cupcake.
    core cut out from a cupcake
  • Remove the cut-out "cone" from the center of the cupcake and fill the hole with whipped cream (you can also use pudding, jam, berries, pie filling or frosting.. my kids wanted the whipped cream so that is what we went with).
    A girl adding whipped cream to the center of a cupcake
  • Place the cone back on the cupcake over the filling with the flat side DOWN.. so it looks like your cupcake is wearing a party hat.
    Hands placing the top of a cupcake back on the hollowed out cupcake
  • Place your whipped frosting in a piping bag (or you can use a Ziplock bag with a corner snipped off), and pipe frosting around the cone and work upwards until the cone is covered.
    The top of a cupcake being cut out to make a hole for filling
  • Top with sprinkles and enjoy!
    a hand adding sprinkles to a frosted cupcake

Notes

  • Need more filling ideas? Try any of these: custard, pudding, jam or jelly, berries, pie filling, lemon curd, frosting, chocolate ganache, or any kind of filling you like!
  • These filled cupcakes make for the cutest ice cream cone cupcakes. Follow the same instructions in this recipe to make these cupcakes in an ice cream cone!

Nutrition

Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 14mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg