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Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with Laffy Taffy Frosting

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Author Laura

Ingredients

  • 18.25 oz pkg white cake mix with pudding
  • 1 ¼ cups buttermilk
  • ¼ cup butter melted
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp almond extract
  • 10 oz jar Smucker's Simply Fruit Strawberry Spreadable Fruit
  • sprinkles

Laffy Taffy Frosting. ***This frosting is enough to cover all of the cupcakes, but if you want it piled on the frosting like I did in the photo, then you will want to double this amount.***

  • 10 pieces strawberry Laffy Taffy candy the fun sized ones
  • 2 Tbsp. heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  • In a small sauce pan, melt the taffy and the heavy cream together stirring until the mixture is smooth.  Remove from the heat to cool while you make the cupcakes.
  • Preheat oven to 350F. Line muffin cups with paper liners.  Spray liners lightly with non-stick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, beat  cake mix, buttermilk, butter, eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract with an electric mixer until moistened, about 30 seconds. Then increase the speed to high and beat until thick, 2 minutes longer.
  • Fill paper liners two-thirds full with the batter. Bake  at 350° for 18-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Allow cupcakes to cool.
  • Prepare frosting, while cupcakes cool.  In a mixing bowl, whip the butter until smooth.
  • Mix in the powdered sugar, a half cup at a time, whipping until fluffy. Then add the melted and cooled laffy taffy a spoonful at a time.  You don't want it too thick.  If needed, place it back on the stove for a few seconds to soften it just enough. After each spoonful of the laffy taffy, turn the mixer up to high and whip the frosting until it’s fluffy. You can also add a little pink or red food coloring to get the desired shade but I was happy with the color as it was.
  • When the cupcakes are cooled, using an apple corer or knife, cut out a 3/4 inch round plug from the center of each cupcake creating a pocket in each cupcake.  Reserve the plugs in a bowl, you'll need them.
  • Spoon the Smucker's Simply Fruit in a ziploc freezer bag.  Knead the fruit in the bag for a few seconds to soften it.  Snip of a corner of the bag with scissors and pipe the fruit into the pockets, filling the pockets of each cupcake.
  • Take the cake plugs you reserved and break them in half.  Keep the top piece and do what ever you want with the bottom half.  Place the plug on top of each pocket to seal it off.
  • Frost the cupcakes with the laffy taffy frosting and top with sprinkles. Makes 22-24 cupcakes.