Marshmallow Cupcakes | Hostess Cupcakes
Easy-to-make Marshmallow Cupcakes are crazy moist chocolate cupcakes with a shiny chocolate topping and a marshmallow center. Inspired by Hostess Cupcakes!
Servings: 24
Calories: 244kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup whole milk
- 1 (7 ounce) jar marshmallow creme
- 1 (10 ounce) package Ghirardelli Dark Melting Wafers
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
Instructions
To Make the Cupcake Batter
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and have ready two 12-cup muffin tins lined with baking cups.
- Using a fine-mesh sieve, sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium-sized mixing bowl. Set aside until ready to use.
- Add the sugar and eggs to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. If you do not have a stand mixer, use a large mixing bowl and a handheld mixer.
- Mix on medium-high speed for 2-3 minutes until visibly lightened in color and thickened.
- Add the oil and vanilla and mix until evenly incorporated.
- Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and mix on low until evenly incorporated. Then, add half of the milk and mix again.
- Add the remaining dry ingredients, mix on low, and add the remaining mill. Mix until evenly incorporated. Using a spoon, scrape down the side of the bowl and mix once more.
- Fill the baking cups just under half-way full, and transfer to the oven. Bake for 18 minutes, rotating the pans halfway through the baking process.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a wire rack. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, cut a small cone shape out of the center of each cupcake, remove the liners and place on a large sheet of wax paper.
To Fill the Cupcakes
- Fill a piping bag fitted with a round tip (e.g. Wilton #12), and fill with marshmallow creme. Pipe creme into the cavity of the cupcakes.
For the Topping
- Heat the melting wafer according to package directions. Add a generous spoonful of chocolate to the top of each cupcake and smooth over with the back of the spoon, and place 3 miniature marshmallows in the center of each cupcake.
- Set cupcakes aside for about 45 minutes to 1 hour, and allow the chocolate to set. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 244kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 188mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 71IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg