"HEARTS IN MY CUPCAKES!!!"

[feliciakw]

Or maybe not.

Thanks to Dean's recently revealed love of Ding Dongs Bing Bongs, I went out on a quest to find a recipe for homemade Ding Dongs.

And I found one. (I actually found several, but this is the one I tried.)

Pretty simple in concept, they're a little bit time consuming (rather like buckeyes in that regard).

And I need to experiment with the amount of filling (hearts in my cupcakes!) I put in. I didn't want the cupcakes to 'splode, and as a result, I didn't put in nearly enough.



Cupcake after filling, before dunking:



Finished cupcakes:







Sadly, the filling didn't happen the way I wanted. I was afraid to put too much filling in, for fear the cupcake would explode. I was later told to let them explode. :-)





These cupcakes have received the seal of approval of an almost-ten-year-old boy, which I'm assured is the highest rating such a thing can receive. In fact, I've been asked to make some for his birthday party. All in all, I'd call it a success.

I also received nice comments about the for at the Christmas luncheon yesterday.

But next time, I will try to make sure there are hearts in the cupcakes.

Comments

[tahirire.livejournal.com]

*droooooooooool*

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I think the best comment I've received on these is, "They taste just like real Ding Dongs--only better." Hee!

[just-ruth.livejournal.com]

If you check the candy aisle of the store after Christmas, they should be coming out with marshmellow hearts for Valentine's Day. That would be the easiest way to put a heart in a cupcake by my way of thinking unless you want to try this:

http://www.niftycandy.com/weirdcandy.html

jelly hearts that ooze blood, jelly brains and other grotesqueries

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

*checks link*

Well, it looks like somebody has found their marketing niche! Ha!

Some of that is really rather disgusting. But some of it is hilarious.

I need to get a knack for filling cupcakes, but afterwards, this looks promising. Heh.