Whoopie Cupcakes Recipe

This is my family's favorite cupcake recipe.

• Meal Type: Dessert
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

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 plus 1 cup milk)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Filling
   2 1/2 tablespoons flour
   1/2 cup milk
   1 teaspoon vanilla extract
   1/2 cup granulated sugar
   1/4 cup Crisco
   1/4 cup butter
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place paper muffin cups into muffin tins.
3. Cupcakes: Sift dry ingredients into a mixer bowl. Add Crisco, milk and vanilla extract. Beat hard for 2 minutes. Pour into paper lined muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
4. Makes 12 to 16.
5. Filling: Mix flour and milk and cook until pasty; cool.
6. Combine sugar, vanilla extract, Crisco and butter. Add to the flour mixture and beat until fluffy - 10 to 15 minutes. 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.