Fast Cherry Chocolate Ice Cream-Filled Cupcakes
This recipe could be called "Instant Party." iVillage food expert Rori Trovato made these festive cupcakes for her niece's eighth birthday bash and won the best-aunt award!
Credit: Rori Trovato
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
* 12 chocolate cupcakes
* 2 pints cherry chocolate ice cream (or your favorite flavor)
* 1 pint chocolate frosting
Directions:
Using a tablespoon or a large melon baller, scoop out about a golf-ball-size portion of cake from the top of each cupcake. Soften the ice cream slightly and spoon a scoop into each cupcake cavity.
Place the frosting in a piping bag with a star tip and pipe the frosting over the tops of the cupcakes. Freeze for 1 hour. Can be made up to 4 hours in advance.
