Better than Hostess

Tonight we got to go to our church picnic. It was a beautiful night and we had a great time. I was very proud of my delicious creation...homemade Hostess cupcakes.

Here's how I did it in case you're wondering:
I made a Betty Crocker Triple Fudge cake mix into cupcakes.  Then I used a very sharp paring knife and cut out a cone-shaped chunkfrom the top of each cooled cupcake.  Then I filled the void with vanilla cream filling from Martha Stewart's Cream-Filled Chocolate Sandwiches Recipe.  Then I trimmed the cone-shaped chunk and plunked it down on top of the filling.  Next I placed all the filled cupcakes in the freezer while I made chocolate ganache (1/2 cup heavy whipping cream, 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips).  I allowed the ganache to cool slightly before spooning and spreading it onto the chilled cupcakes.  Finally, I used leftover vanilla cream filling to make the swirlies on top of the cupcakes. 

Snowman Cupcakes

These are from before Christmas, but I thought they were cute enough to share anyway.