Ho Ho No Cupcakes Recipes

Steps:

• For filling, in a small saucepan, combine flour and milk until smooth; stir in 1/3 cup sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. , Transfer to a large bowl; cool. Beat in the shortening, butter, vanilla, salt and remaining sugar until smooth. Spread between cake layers., For glaze, melt butter and cocoa in a small saucepan. Whisk in confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over top of cake, allowing some to drape down the sides.

Steps:

• Mix together the powdered sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until thick and smooth. Pour the icing into a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Pipe 3 parallel horizontal lines an inch apart around the cupcake liners. Pipe vertical lines an inch apart from each other to create a brick pattern (this will be the "chimney"). Let set completely on a serving platter.
• Transfer the white frosting to a pipping bag fitted with a medium round tip and pipe onto the top of each cupcake. Dust with desiccated coconut.
• Skewer the red licorice candies with a toothpick, leaving 1/2 inch of the toothpick exposed on one end. On the exposed end, skewer a halved marshmallow, then a halved chocolate licorice to make the legs. Repeat with the remaining marshmallows and chocolate licorice. Place 2 legs onto each cupcake.

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, beat eggs, buttermilk, water and 1/4 cup oil with whisk. Add to dry ingredients; stir just until combined.
• In cast-iron or other heavy skillet, heat about 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. For each hoecake, pour about 1/4 cup batter into hot skillet. Cook until browned on both sides. Repeat with remaining batter, adding more oil to skillet as needed.