Screw Resolutions

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 2/3 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
For the Filling:
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
• 7 oz. sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
For the Frosting:
• 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• Additional mini semisweet chocolate chips (optional)

Instructions

For the Cupcakes:
1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line 2 cupcake pans with 24 cupcake liners.
2. Cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the eggs one at a time until blended smooth.
4. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
5. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and milk to the sugar mix until just mixed. Stir in the vanilla.
6. Fold in the chocolate chips.
7. Divide the batter evenly and bake for 18-20 minutes until a soft gold color. Let cool.
For the Filling:
8. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
9. Blend in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until mixture is smooth.
10. Gently stir in the mini chocolate chips.
11. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up a bit, about an hour.
For the Frosting:
12. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
13. Mix in the powdered sugar until smooth. Add in the flour and salt.
14. Mix in the milk and vanilla extract until smooth and well blended. Let firm up for 5 minutes.
Assembling the Cupcakes:
15. Once cool, cut a cone-shaped portion out of the center of each cupcake.
16. Take your chilled filling and roll 1/2 tablespoon into a tiny ball. Place each ball into a cupcake. Use any leftover filling to make sure cupcakes are nice and smooth on top, where the hole once was.
17. Spread or pipe the frosting onto each cupcake. I used a Wilton 1M tip.
18. Decorate the cupcakes however you like, I added more mini chocolate chips to mine.