So I am getting ready to make Hippy's Cupcakes

KellyOsu23 · December 2008

a double batch- to take up to my husbands office to give to his employees with there xmas presents and I dont have crisco, what can I use as a supplement?? I could have DH buy some on the way home, but then I would have to wait until 12:00 and thats 2 hrs 15 min and the baby is down for a nap and I would rather get them finish. Here is her post..

Hippy

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Best. Cupcakes. Ever. (recipe)

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Amazing cupcake recipe!

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My friend made these and brought me one to cheer me up. It was the best cupcake I've ever had so I made her share the recipe.

"Faux-stess" Cupcakes

Cupcake Ingredients:
1 box dark chocolate cake mix plus ingredients to prepare it (you could use Devil's food or any other chocolate cake--probably not German chocolate though)

Prepare cake as directed, and bake in line cupcake pans.

Filling Ingredients:
1 cup milk (I used soy)
5 tbs flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 - 1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup crisco
6 tbs butter

Place milk and flour in a saucepan and cook until thick. Then cool completely. I placed it in a bowl in the fridge while the cupcakes baked. It was cool by the time they came out of the oven, and I made the rest of the filling while the cupcakes cooled.

Beat sugar, vanilla, crisco, and butter until light. Add the cooked mixture and beat until fluffy.

Chocolate Ganache Ingredients:
1/3 cup soymilk (you can use any milk, I'm sure)
4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped (I used semi-sweet because it's what I had on hand)
2 tbs pure maple syrup (I used my homemade brown sugar syrup)

In a small saucepan, scorch the soymilk (bring it to a boil), then lower the heat to a simmer and add the chocolate and syrup. Mix with a heatproof spatula for about 30 seconds. Then turn the heat off and continue stirring until the chocolate is fully melted and the icing is smooht.

Royal Icing for Squigglies Ingredients:
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tbs soymilk powder
2 tbs water