"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.