Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes

By taniaf

fill with pastry cream, top with ganache.

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter, cut into pieces, room temp
• 1.5 cups flour
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
In a mixer, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add sugar, beat well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each. Mix in flour in 3 additions, alternating with milk. Add vanilla, mix to blend.
Scoop batter into cups, 3/4 full. Bake, 15-18 minutes.
Let cool.
To assemble: core out center of cupcakes, fill with pastry cream. Replace top of core. Spoon ganache over top.