Vampire Bites

Growing up, my mom would pack my lunchbox and I was always happy to find the occasional Tastykake Jelly Krimpet. If you’ve never had this fun little snack cake, it’s a simple yellow sponge cake injected in three places with jelly.

Ingredients:

9 oz. jar Unicoi Preserves Georgia Vineyard Spread

1 box yellow cake mix

Eggs

Cooking oil

Special equipment

Mini cupcake pan & liners

Pastry or plastic food storage bag for filling cupcakes

Pastry tip – Bismarck tip 230 (I had this but if you don’t, just snip the corner off a plastic bag)

Chopstick or other similar rounded device

Preheat oven as directed on the box, then prepare cake batter, also as directed on the box. I added a teaspoon of vanilla extract to boost the flavor but you can skip this if you like.

Put the cupcake liners in your pan and fill 3/4 ways full. I used a small cookie scoop I had to fill the cupcake liners.

Bake until the cakes spring back or toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, Mine took 12 minutes. 

Cool on rack & repeat with remaining cake batter.

Mine made 48 bites, this could vary on how full you fill the pans and how drippy you are when filling them.

To fill your bites after cooling

Using the blunt end of the chopstick, poke a hole in the cupcake but not all the way to the bottom & wiggle it to make room for the Chamboucin Spread.

Spoon the jelly into your pastry bag or plastic bag & shoot each bite with jelly so some shows through the top

               Our Georgia Chambourcin had a name change & is now called                                                     Georgia Vineyard Spread.

Serve and enjoy. Can make up to 2 days ahead, possibly longer but there are none left 48 hours after making them.

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