Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

Boston cream pie cupcakes are a fun twist on a favorite traditional dessert. This recipe is an easy way to dress up a boxed cake mix.

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Cooling Time 30

Total Time 1 20

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings cupcakes

Equipment

Ingredients

1 box yellow cake mix
3 eggs (or number on box instructions)
1 cup water (or amount on box instructions)
⅓ cup vegetable oil (or amount on box instructions)
Any other ingredients listed on cake mix box
1 container chocolate frosting

Filling

1 package instant vanilla pudding mix
2 cups milk cold

Instructions

Bake cupcakes per package instructions. Allow to cool completely.
Prepare pudding according to package instructions.
Use an apple corer to remove the centers of each cupcake.
Transfer filling to a piping bag with a large tip. Fill each cupcake with pudding.
Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate icing.

Notes

Use the ingredients your cake mix calls for. I used a Duncan Hines mix. Other brands might call for different ingredients than the eggs, water, and vegetable oil listed.