Whip up your favorite hot chocolate mix into these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes for the perfect winter evening treat! Top them with homemade marshmallow frosting and decorate them with mini marshmallows, mini candy canes and chocolate syrup to look like tiny mugs of hot cocoa!
This post was created for Dixie Crystals by BigBearsWife, post and words written are 100%mine as always.
Hot chocolate is one of my favorite treats to have in the winter. It’s warm and cozy and just perfect for a snowy, winter night! You know what else is great? Hot Chocolate flavored desserts like these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes!
They’re made with hot chocolate mix and decorated to look like little mugs of toasty warm hot cocoa!
Ingredients For Hot Chocolate Cupcakes:
For The Cupcakes:
- white sugar
- all-purpose flour
- baking soda
- salt
- powdered hot chocolate mix
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- eggs
- milk
- vanilla extract
- vegetable oil
- boiling water
For The Marshmallow Frosting:
- unsalted butter, room temperature
- marshmallow fluff
- powdered sugar
- vanilla extract
Ingredient amounts and recipe directions are below with a print option!
I know that everyone hates the word moist but these cupcakes are! They’re wonderful and not overly sweet! They’re perfect because these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are topped with a delicious marshmallow frosting that pairs perfectly with these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes.
How To Make Homemade Hot Chocolate Cupcakes:
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Preheat oven to 325ºF.
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Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, powdered hot chocolate mix and cocoa powder.
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Next add in eggs, milk and oil. Mix well. Stir in vanilla. Carefully mix in boiling water.
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Place cupcake liners into the cupcake tray and fill liners halfway with batter.
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Bake in preheated oven at 325F for 30 minutes or until done.
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Let them cool.
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To make marshmallow frosting, use an electric mixer to whisk together butter and marshmallow fluff until smooth.
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Mix in vanilla.
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Mix in powdered sugar, whip until light and fluffy.
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Pipe frosting onto each cupcake and top with mini marshmallows, mini candy canes, chocolate syrup and a dusting of cocoa powder
Ideas for decorating:
Of course you can just bake the cupcakes and frost them with the marshmallow frosting and they’ll be amazing but they’re even better when you dress them up to look like little mugs of hot cocoa!
Mini marshmallows, mini candy canes, chocolate syrup and a dusting of coco powder are just a few things you can add to your Hot Chocolate Cupcakes to make them extra cute for Christmas.
I really love the candy canes and mini marshmallows on these little desserts! If you’re going to decorate them with mini marshmallows though just remember to keep them in an air tight container or add the marshmallows right before serving so the marshmallows don’t dry out.
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Whip up your favorite hot chocolate mix into these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes for the perfect winter evening treat! Top them with homemade marshmallow frosting and decorate them with mini marshmallows, mini candy canes and chocolate syrup to look like tiny mugs of hot cocoa!
Ingredients
For Cupcakes:
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup powdered hot chocolate mix
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup boiling water
For Frosting:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 7 ounces marshmallow fluff
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional Garnish:
- mini marshmallows
- mini candy canes
- chocolate syrup
- cocoa powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325ºF.
Whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, powdered hot chocolate mix and cocoa powder.
Next add in eggs, milk and oil. Mix well. Stir in vanilla. Carefully mix in boiling water.
Place cupcake liners into cupcake tray and fill liners halfway with batter.
Bake in preheated oven at 325F for 30 minutes or until done.
Let cool.
To make marshmallow frosting, use an electric mixer to whisk together butter and marshmallow fluff until smooth.
Mix in vanilla.
Mix in powdered sugar, whip until light and fluffy.
Pipe frosting onto each cupcake and top with mini marshmallows, mini candy canes, chocolate syrup and a dusting of cocoa powder
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Do you have to use marshmallow fluff for the frosting the cupcakes looks so good and delicious can I make them anytime of the year
Hi Elijah! You can use any frosting recipe for these cupcakes. I just like the marshmallow frosting on them to mimic marshmallows on hot chocolate.
can you freeze the icing?
Yes. Freeze it in a air tight container. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight. You may need to re whip it.
Do these cupcakes come out a little flat? I followed the recipe to a T but they are a little flat topped. Just curious.
These cupcakes do not normally have a big dome on them when I make them.
What piping tip did you use to do the frosting?
I used a large star tip for the piping 🙂
Do you have to use extra fine granulated sugar? Our wal-mart here doesn’t carry that – just the standard granulated sugar.
standard granulated sugar will work too 🙂
Looking for the recipe and can not find it.
I’m so sorry about that! This was a sponsored recipe for Dixie Crystal and I had a link at the bottom to take readers to the recipe. However, recently Dixie Crystals deleted all of those links from their site! So I’ve just done an edit on the post and added a recipe card with the recipe
Cannot find the recipe to make the cupcakes.
I’m so sorry about that! This was a sponsored recipe for Dixie Crystal and I had a link at the bottom to take readers to the recipe. However, recently Dixie Crystals deleted all of those links from their site! So I’ve just done an edit on the post and added a recipe card with the recipe