Ten Must-Try Filled Cupcake Ideas
Filled cupcakes are extra special because of the hidden surprise inside! Here are some great fillings to try and tips on the best techniques for filling cupcakes.
German Chocolate Filling
German chocolate cupcakes are filled with coconut pecan frosting and topped with a chocolate buttercream. They are heavenly!
Jelly
Turn peanut butter cupcakes into peanut butter and jelly cupcakes by filling them with grape jelly!
Lemon Curd
Stuff these fresh ricotta cupcakes with lemon curd and top them with a raspberry buttercream or lemon buttercream for a fresh summer treat!
Chantilly Cream
Chantilly cream is sweetened whipped cream that's really easy to make. Pipe it into chocolate cupcakes and top with ganache to make your own version of the classic Hostess cupcakes.
Dulce de Leche
Dulce de leche is a fabulous filling for cupcakes. Make sure that the cupcakes that you use aren't too sweet so the dulce de leche doesn't make them unbearably sweet.
Caramel
Just like dulce de leche, caramel is wonderful inside cupcakes. I use my from-scratch caramel icing to make these cupcakes.
Berries
Any berries make for great cupcake fillings! Try topping these with my strawberry frosting!
Caramelized Bananas
Make banana cupcakes even better by filling them with these caramelized bananas!
Ganache
Any ganche works really well in a filled cupcake. You can see an example of this my vegan chocolate cupcakes that are filled with a coconut milk ganache.
Eggless Edible Cookie Dough
Cookie dough makes everything better, right?
Tips for Making Filled Cupcakes
I’ve used three different methods to make filled cupcakes.
Use a Knife to Create Holes
- Use a small paring knife to cut a cone out of the center of each cupcake. Be sure not to go all the way through to the bottom of the cupcake.
- Fill cupcakes with your favorite filling using a spoon, scoop, or piping bag.
Filling a German chocolate cupcake with coconut pecan frosting.
- Replace the piece you removed and frost over it. Or, if you want more filling, eat the piece you removed and pipe directly over the hole, as shown below.
Fill Using a Piping Bag
Fill a piping bag with your filling, stick the tip into the center of the cupcake, and fill. This method only works with light, airy cupcakes like angel food cupcakes. If your cupcake is too dense, you’ll end up with a filling mess all over the place.
Remove Cores Using a Cupcake Corer
Use a cupcake corer [paid link] instead of a knife to make holes in the cupcakes. It’s a fun little gadget that speeds things up a little bit if you are filling a lot of cupcakes at once or if you want to involve younger kitchen helpers in your baking.
OBTAMIN corer image from Amazon
Loading comments...