Thursday, October 11, 2012

S'mores Cupcakes

Warning, these are addictive. Better summon some willpower or get out the fat pants.
You can use any chocolate cake mix you'd like, in place of the cupcake ingredients - but I like to make everything from scratch. And this exact recipe leaves you with incredibly moist, delicious cupcakes! Cupcake recipe: 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 cup granulated white sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp white vinegar 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup pieces of broken graham crackers Throw everything except the chocolate chips and crackers together in the bowl and mix by hand until you'r left with a smooth but thick batter. Then mix in the rest until well coated. Why add a little at a time? I don't have many minutes per day without people pestering me. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting, or the frosting will melt right off! Instead, dip your finger in the frosting and eat some while you wait. It's good, and there's plenty. Frosting recipe: 2 cups heavy whipping cream 1 jar marshmallow creme Whip the cream, using an electric mixer until it is nice and fluffy thick. Add the jar of marshmallow cream and beat until well blended. Place in the fridge for about 20-30 minutes to help it thicken up. Frost cupcakes using any method you choose. I use a pastry bag, it's less messy. But if you're like 99% of people, you don't have that shit. So toss it into a ziplock baggie and cut a corner off. Ta-da. Decoration: Pieces of graham cracker, a few chocolate chips, and some toasted marshmallows will finish the job! To toast the marshmallows, you could put some on a cookie sheet and place them in the oven with the broiler on low for a few minutes, or you could do like I did... I put them on a glass plate, and ran my BBQ lighter wand over the top of them until they started to brown. Then of course I caught some on fire and made a huge mess, because I'm friggin impatient. If you're low on time or the toasted idea isn't up your alley, you could also just throw some untoasted marshmallows on top! Keep the cupcakes refrigerated until it's time to eat, or in a cool place if you're entertaining outdoors. The frosting is very temperature sensitive.

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