Coconut-fudge-filled Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/3 cup milk
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/2 cup packed shredded coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*f.
• 2 butter and flour 12 muffin cups, or line with paper liners; set aside.
• 3 make the fudge filling: combine the chocolate chips, cream, corn syrup, and sugar in a small, heavy saucepan; cook over low heat, stirring often, until the chocolate melts and the mixture is smooth.
• 4 remove pan from heat; set aside.
• 5 make the batter: whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• 6 add the vanilla and almond extracts to the milk; set aside.
• 7 in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer on high speed, cream the butter until it is light and fluffy.
• 8 gradually add the sugar, beating after each addition, until light and fluffy again.
• 9 reduce mixer speed to medium; add the egg and egg yolk, blending until smooth.
• 10 (the mixture may look curdled--that's okay.) reduce mixer speed to low; alternately beat in the flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and beating only until combined.
• 11 gently fold in the coconut.
• 12 spoon about 2/3 of the batter into the prepared muffin cups; using the bottom of a large spoon, make a depression in the center of each cup.
• 13 spoon the filling into each depression, avoiding the sides of the tins and pressing in slightly.
• 14 cover with the remaining batter, carefully spreading to cover the filling.
• 15 bake about 25 minutes, until springy and golden.
• 16 cool 10 minutes in the tins; carefully remove cakes to wire racks and cool completely.
• 17 serve plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or frost with your favorite frosting.
• 18 (a coffee flavored frosting is great!).