The yellow cake was very dense. I was expecting something much lighter. Flavor was ok. I would not make these again.

I'm a novice in the kitchen and i made these cupcakes with my daughter.(Using the recipe on the video) We had a blast. Take a peek. http://kdrausin.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/cupcakes/

1) Following the written recipe, the vanilla cream thickened WAY to quickly. I then followed the recipe on the video, turned the heat down and it worked much better!

2) Re: presentation. If I cut the cupcakes too low, or not completely straight across, the whole thing would leak and then topple. Cut these close to the top, and make sure it's as straight across as possible!

3) If you're planning to serve these out of your home, think again. They are nearly impossible to transport!

just made these and i gotta say,what a disappointment! first the positives.the cake is good,not great,but good,works perfectly,in the time it's supposed to work.right texture,good crumb,etc.
now the rest,the filling is boring and bland,more eggy than anything else,and that dosen't matter really,because the overpowering ganache will kill any other flavor around it.
I will say this,the recipe was easy,a no brainer and worked well,but the flavor profile was seriously lacking.

I made these in the evening, thinking they would be pretty fast and easy. I ended up baking the cupcakes (which tasted great) and doing the vanilla sauce before going to bed. Big mistake. the cupcakes turned out to be soggy and sticky in the morning, and when I tried to make the chocolate frosting it turned out sour. My point: If you are planning to refrigerate the vanilla sauce overnight, still bake the cupcakes on the day you want to serve them.

these were nice. my first batch was a little dry but my next batch was goood. the vanilla cream was yum and easy to make .

I made these for Thanksgiving and they turned out great, couple variances:

*I used a yellow cake box mix and it was easier, faster and turned out great.
*The filling turned out really rubbery (I let it sit in the fridge overnight). I put it in the blender with a stick of room temperature butter and it turned out so good. Very fluffy, buttery, vanilla cream!
*The ganache works best if you let it sit a couple minutes before pouring over the cupcakes.

can salted butter be used

I've made fudge with similar ingredients, make a double boiler. Put water in frying pan, a pot in the pan, your ingredients in the pot. water will heat mixture without scorching. Hope this helps! ;o) Oh and you should be able to freeze them so I think making ahead of time would be ok

can the cupcakes be made ahead of time and cooled until ready to serve?

I kept track of this recipe after I saw it featured on the show; glad I did! I made these cupcakes today with much success--the consistency of the cake was perfect, the cream filling not too sweet and the chocolate glaze was just right. I will definitely make these again!

You will absolutely love these. They are so easy to make and taste absolutely delicious. The presentation is great too!

This recipe was disappointing. I took a short cut and used a white cake mix (whole egg variation) and a cutter to [filtered word] out the middle to fill with cream. The cream was way too thick and tasteless. The chocolate ganache was more like chocolate soup. I think the ratio of cream to chocolate was off. I had to add more chocolate to correct it. I assembled a cupcake and sampled it, and then threw out the filling and chocolate. I will frost the remaining cupcakes with regular frosting. It was a waste of good ingredients, and i am glad i didn't put forth the effort to make the cake part of the rceipe from scratch.

I made these cupcakes and they were not very good. They were very dense and dry no flavor. The cream tasted chalky. I was excited about these when I saw them, but they just didnt work out.

There's a much better recipe in the America's Test Kitchen Baking Cookbook. You put the cream IN the cupcake instead of as a layer and the cupcakes are scrumptious by themselves, a delicious sponge cake recipe. Anyway, I'm sure these are good but they sound difficult. The other one is much more "user friendly." Enjoy!

This recipe had several errors when compared with the video. According to the video for the cream you use 4 eggs not 2 as listed on the recipe; 2 cups of milk not one as listed. On the video when making the Ganache, the cook said not to whisk because of air bubbles yet the recipe says to whisk. Someone goofed. Ms Betty

Cupcake Story HUGE frustration. The cupcakes looked like cornbread. I had to make the vanillla cream twice. The first batch was a rubbery "Ooblek" blob. The second time I cooked it just until it began to thicken. Next time only two T of cornstarch. Chocolate ganache great Microwaved for one minute to completely blend chocolate squares. I put together a lemon cake as back-up. My neighbor called. She LOVED the cupcake I sent as a thank you for borrowing her muffin tin.

It is aggravating that the entire recipe is not listed in complete form when you hit the print format for all her recipes. I generally do not leave any negative comments but this is frustating and can be remedied easily.

I made these - you can see photos and details at http://blog.marthaandme.net. Despite a small setback, they were good!

I was watching today's show and can't wait to try this one out this weekend. I spent the entire hour salivating!

The cream recipe is right there. Just click on Vanilla Cream in the recipe Ingredient list.

1856 - The Parker House Hotel (now the Omni Parker House Hotel), served Boston cream pies since their opening in 1856. French chef Sanzian, who was hired for the opening of the hotel, is credited with creating Boston cream pie. This cake was originally served at the hotel with the names Chocolate Cream Pie or Parker House Chocolate Cream Pie. This was the first hotel in Boston to have hot-and-cold running water, and the first to have an elevator.