Surprise Cupcake

Surprise Cupcakes!

May the year ahead be filled 

with sweet surprises...

Why bake plain chocolate cupcakes, when you can fill them with yummy sweets, add a swirl of fluffy buttercream, decorate with silver sprinkles and top it off with a french macaron...

Ingredients
Freshly Baked Cupcakes
Mini astro's (I got mine from Bake-a-Ton)
Buttercream Icing
French Macron (optional)
Sprinkles to decorate (optional)

Method
The cake plunger shown below is optional. You can buy it at any baking store or simply use a butter knife.

Gently place the cake plunger on the centre of the cupcake and slowly push down. Once the plunger is 3/4 way into the cupcake, twist the plunger whilst pulling it out of the cupcake. If you are using a butter knife, cut out a circular chunk of the cupcake.

Push the lever of the plunger, and the cake (which will now be the lid to the cupcake), will pop right out.

You will be left with a hole in the cupcake which can be filled with any type of sweet goodies such as chocolate peanuts, mini astros or m&m's. Take note not to fill the cupcake with heavier sweets like whispers or the original astros as the cupcake may not be able to support the weight.

Once the cupcake is filled to the top, gently place the lid (the piece of cake plunged out) back on top of the cupcake and pat it down firmly.

The cupcakes are ready to decorate to suit your style. I added a swirl of vanilla buttercream and topped it off with a homemade french macaron (recipe for macaron to follow soon).

 These cupcakes look amazing even without knowing about the hidden surprise!