cupcakes

it was my birthday this last weekend. to celebrate i cleaned my apartment and made super-complicated cupcakes. boston creme pie. i knew they needed specialty equipment (frosting tips, which i found at michael's), but i never thought they would be so time consuming! i used a boxed yellow cake mix (duncan hines) and foil cupcake wrappers. i made the cupcakes as directed on the box. for the custard i used a jello boxed custard. i started by making the custard with the hope that it would be chilled enough to pipe into the cupcakes as soon as they cooled. the cupcakes weren't even in the oven when my boyfriend arrived. and then when the cupcakes were done, the custard was still liquid. so to the bar we went. the next morning, the custard was set and ready to pipe. it was a total disaster with the decorating tip. once i got a system down, it worked out. then came the frosting. i had found a simple recipe online: one cup cream and one bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips. it worked wonderfully. it was better on chilled cupcakes and after some time. the glaze needed to set up in the pot before applying or it tended to dribble off of the cupcake. even with all of this hassle the cupcakes turned out beautifully!