This Boston Cream Cupcake recipe is easy to follow, delicious, and would make a lovely dessert centerpiece for any party or family gathering! Also, this famous cupcake is usually made using an instant cake mix, but I'm going to teach you how to make it from scratch!

One of the easiest ways to make Boston Cream Cupcakes (without using cake mix) is foolproof! I used instant vanilla pudding for the filling and it's so good with the cupcakes!! The ganache is excellent and it's so easy to make. Adding the light corn syrup aids the chocolate and makes it easier to make! (At least to me.) One of my favorite cupcake recipes yet!!

Tips and Procedures:

Adding light corn syrup to the ganache is important as it tends to give out a delicious luster.
If you love your ganache to be a bit sweeter, you can use semi-sweet chocolate chips.
When adding the vanilla cream pudding, you can place it in a pastry bag and fill the cupcakes as needed

How to Make this Easy Boston Cream Cupcakes Recipe:

Gather the ingredients for this Easy Boston Cream Cupcakes and once the ingredients are all ready, let's begin!

unsalted butter softened
sugar
vanilla extract
eggs
cups flour
baking powder
salt
buttermilk

Filling

Instant Vanilla Pudding
milk

Ganache

heavy whipping cream
dark chocolate chips
light corn syrup

Preheat the oven to 350 F, and prepare a muffin pan by using cupcake liners or greasing the pan.

In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar:

mixing butter and sugar using a stand mixer for easy Boston cream cupcakes recipe

Add vanilla and eggs what a time, beating after each addition. Set bowl aside:

wet ingredients of easy boston cream cupcakes recipe

In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Alternate adding the flour mixture and butter, beating until well combined:

adding flour to the wet ingredients of easy Boston Cream Cupcakes

Fill the batter ¾ of the way full:

scooping the easy Boston Cream cupcakes batter to the cupcake liners

Bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and cool completely:

freshly baked Easy Boston Cream cupcakes on a cooling rack

To make the filling, in a large bowl add the instant vanilla pudding and 3 cups of milk. Mix until it becomes custard-like. Refrigerate it until ready to use:

To make the ganache, in a small bowl, add the dark chocolate chips and heavy cream, and microwave for 1 minute:

adding whipping cream to the chocolate chips in a bowl

Add the light corn syrup and mix until the chocolate thickens:

mixing the chocolate ganache with light corn syrup as topping for the easy Boston Cream Cupcake

To assemble the cupcakes, cut the cool cupcakes in half:

cutting the cupcake in half with a knife

You can also cut a hole in the middle of the cupcake using a knife, just like so:

cutting a hole in the middle of the cup[cake using a knife to be filled with vanilla pudding

Using a spoon add some of the fillings to the bottom of the cupcake, then cover it:

vanilla pudding in the center of the cupcake

The cupcake would look like this when you cut it in half after adding some fillings in the middle:

vanilla pudding in the middle of the Easy Boston Cream cupcake

You can then slowly drizzle the cupcake with ganache:

drizzling ganache on top of the easy Boston cream cupcake

Tadaah! Wasn't that so easy to do? Easy Boston Cream Cupcakes are best served immediately 🙂

Frequently Asked Questions for the Easy Boston Cream Cupcakes Recipe:

Q: Why is it called Boston cream cupcake?

A: Boston Cream pie is the official dessert of Massachusetts, and Boston is the capital of Massachusetts, hence the dessert was named after that capital.