Whoopie Cupcakes

Yield: 12 to 16 cupcakes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons Crisco
• 1 cup sour milk (1 teaspoon vinegar + 1 cup milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling

• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup Crisco
• 1/4 cup butter

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Place paper muffin cups into muffin tins.

Cupcakes

1. Sift dry ingredients into a mixer bowl.
2. Add Crisco, milk and vanilla extract. Beat hard for 2 minutes.
3. Pour into paper lined muffin tins.
4. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

Filling

1. Mix flour and milk and cook until pasty; cool.
2. Combine sugar, vanilla extract, Crisco and butter. Add to the flour mixture and beat until fluffy - 10 to 15 minutes.
3. With a sharp knife, cut off the top of each muffin to make a cone shape 1 inch in diameter. Fill with filling and replace the top.