Mini chocolate filled cupcakes

These make great gifts!

Yellow Cake

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup milk

In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar until creamy.  Add vanilla.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating 1 min. after each.  Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.  Add dry mixture and milk alternately to sugar mixture.  Pour batter into prepared cup cake pan.  Bake at 375 degrees for 15 min or until done. 

• 1 box chocolate jello

Make jello according to directions. Once cupcakes are cool, pipe jello into middle of cupcake. Move tip around in middle creating a hole for pudding to fill. Frost cupcakes. 

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting 

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp vanilla 
• 4 TBSP milk

Cream butter with mixer. Add 3 cups sugar and cocoa and beat on low. Add vanilla, milk, and more sugar if needed to make it a stiff frosting.