Jelly Doughnut Cupcakes

Ingredients

Ingredient Checklist

• cooking spray
• 1 (18.5 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 (3.5 ounce) package instant French vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) jar seedless raspberry jam
• 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar for dusting

Directions

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• Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Step 2Spray 24 muffin cups with cooking spray; line cups with paper liners.
• Step 3Beat yellow cake mix, instant French vanilla pudding mix, milk, vegetable oil, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until all the cake mix is moistened and there are no dry spots in the batter. Scrape the bowl and stir one more time.
• Step 4Fill prepared muffin cups about half full of batter.
• Step 5Bake cupcakes in preheated oven until lightly golden brown, 18 to 20 minutes. A cake tester or toothpick inserted into the middle of a cupcake should come out clean.
• Step 6Allow cupcakes to cool.
• Step 7Cut a plug about 1 1/2 inches long and 3/4 inch in diameter out of the center of each cupcake.
• Step 8Fill the opening with raspberry jam.
• Step 9Sprinkle cupcakes lightly with confectioners’ sugar.

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