As of today I’ve been blogging for 5 years! Wow, I can’t believe it’s been that long; it doesn’t even feel like it’s been that long!! I started blogging back in 2009 as a way to keep track of our favorite recipes and it just kind of started to grow.
People started to read this blog and comment and I fell in love with the idea of having a blog. If you’re reading this right now then you are why I am still blogging. You are so awesome! So thank you for reading, commenting and just being great!
Thanks to this blog I have learned so much in the kitchen and I’ve have been able to experience so much. I have also met some amazing people and been to some amazing places in the past 5 years! It really has changed my life. I truly love this blog.
So what could I do to celebrate my blog’s birthday? It took me a while to decide and I’m still not even sure that I made the right thing to celebrate with but since we all know that I’m not a fan of making cakes, cupcakes seemed to be the next best option. Plus everyone likes cupcakes, right? If not, sorry… not sorry. 😉
I bought these chocolate crisp pearls a while ago and from the first time I saw them I knew that I wanted to make cupcakes with them….well top cupcakes with them!
So since I’ve been putting off making them forever; I figured this was a good excuse to use them.
Chocolate, Marshmallow fluff and more chocolate, what more could a girl ask for? Nothing I tell ya. It’s pretty much the perfect thing to celebrate with if you ask me.This chocolate cupcake is so chocolate and soft and the frosting has the perfect amount of sweetness!
I made the just made a quick marshmallow filling to pipe inside of the cupcakes because I really, really didn’t want to have to go all the way to the store for a jar of marshmallow fluff.
Haha you can tell there is a baker in the house when you can make cupcakes, frosting and marshmallow filling from scratch with things you already have in the kitchen! haha.
Marshmallow Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
Marshmallow Filled Chocolate Cupcakes
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 18m
- Yield: 24 cupcakes
Ingredients
For the frosting:
- 1 stick of butter, melted
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 6 cups powdered sugar (may need more to thicken depending on preference)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
For the marshmallow filling:
- 10 large marshmallows
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk
- Chocolate Pearls for decorating
For the cupcakes:
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 & 3/4 cups flour
Instructions
For the cupcakes:
- For the cupcakes:Pre- heat oven to 350F.In the bowl of a mixer, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- Add in the eggs and mix.
- Add in the milk, oil and vanilla; mix until everything is combined. Mix for 2-3 minutes
- Mix in the boiling water. (Batter will be very VERY thin!)
- Line a muffin/cupcake tin with liners.
- Fill each cupcake liner with a little less than 1/4 cup of batter. (About 2/3s of the way full)
- Bake for 18 minutes or until done. Cool Completely.
For the frosting:
- Pour melted butter into the bowl of a mixer., Mix in the cocoa.
- Add in 3 cups of powered sugar. Mix well. Add in 1/3 cup of milk and mix well. Add in the rest of the powered sugar and mix well. Add in the rest of the milk and mix well. Stir in vanilla.
- To make the frosting thicker add more powdered sugar.
- To make the frosting thinner add more milk.
For the marshmallow filling:
- In a large bowl, combine marshmallows and light corn syrup.
- Heat for about 1 minutes. Stir well. Add to the bowl of a mixer. Mix in 2 cups of powdered sugar. Mix well.
To assemble:
- Remove the cores of the cupcakes with a small knife. Will with marshmallow filling and place cupcake \"plug\" back into cupcake onto of filling.
- Frost the cupcakes and top with chocolate pearls!
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I cannot wait to make these angie! You were right, I had all the ingredients in my kitchen already. You are so awesome:)
Hugs! You are awesome!
Those cupcakes look delish. I just might have to make them!
Thank you!
Oh…my…goodness! You know me too well! These are already my addiction and I haven’t even tried them yet! But tonight….it is going down! Unless you want to bring me a few 😉
Did you love them?? 🙂
Just had carne asada on the bbq and roasted marshmallows. Could always use another knife.
Another birthday coming and these cupcakes would be absolutely perfect for my daughter who adores cupcakes. Thanks for the inspiration and recipe!
Very welcome! Thank you for being a wonderful reader!
Friday, January 24th, in Deep East Texas IT SNOWED! We do not get to see much of this white stuff. My husband and I couldn’t go to work so THREE DAY WEEKEND.
YAY for a 3 day weekend!
Yum and congratulations
Thank you
HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY!!! How exciting-5 years!!! And omg these cupcakes are THE PERFECT way to celebrate, good thinking with those chocolate pearls 🙂
Thank you!!!!
I love red potatoes. I didn’t even know they were healthier
Yep, they sure are!
Thank you for doing your blog, giving us terrific recipes, and for the giveaway.
Thank you for reading my blog!
Happy 5th birthday blogiversary Big Bear’s Wife! I love your blog and your recipes! And these cupcakes look and sound so delicious….thank you for this and all your awesome recipes and these awesome giveaway opportunities! I wish you another 5+ years of happy blogging and continued success! Have a wonderful day! 🙂
Thank you so much!!!
Those look fabulous! Yum!
Thank you!!
Wow! 5 years blogging. Do you dream about recipes? Congratulations. Love these chocolate cupcakes..
Thank you! I do infact deam about them haha
Congratulations on your blogiversary, Angie! You deserve to be proud. You do a wonderful job!
Thank you, Renee!
Happy 5 Year Blogiversary Angie! I am loving these cupcakes.
Thanks, heather!
Hello and congrats!! Those cupcakes look awesome!
Thank you!!
Happy Blogiversary!
Thanks so much!
These cupcakes look great! I can’t wait to make them!
Thank you!
I can’t wait to try these cupcakes!!!
Let me know if you do! 🙂
Happy Blogiversary! Those cupcakes look amazing!
Thank you!!
oh my god. I want one NOW! 10am isn’t too early for cupcakes, is it? Congratulations on 5 years!!
Never to early for cupcakes!! Thank you!
I think I may try these cupcakes today!! You always post the most delicious recipes!!
Thank you! I hope you love them!
Have a beautiful day!
You too!
the cupcakes looks delicious.
Thank you!
Happy Blog-o-versary! Your cupcakes look delicious!!!!
Thank you
It is so snowy here that Spring is not coming soon enough. Hope your day is filled with warmth.
Snow here today too! Bring on the warm weather!
Seriously sexy cupcakes! Happy Anniversary! xoxo- K
Thank you!! hugs!!
Hi! Hi! Hi! I’m having a GREAT day, and congrats on two years!
YAY for great days!!
Congratulations Angie on your 5 years! These cupcakes sound delicious and a perfect way to celebrate!
Thank you, Toni!!
These cuppies are the bomb.
haha Thanks!
These look awesome!
Thank you!
Happy 5th Blogiversary! I’m definitely pinning these cupcakes, they look incredible!
Thank you, Shelly!!
I just made cheesecake brownies without the cheesecake! After I mixed the brownies, I just popped the pan in the oven (like always), set the timer, and walked away! Ugh! Now I have to start over and make another pan (while I eat the first patch)……. =^..^=
Both sounds good to me haha
The cupcakes look beautiful. Happy Blogiversary!
Thank you
My weekend was super fantastic….I love these cupcakes.
Glad you had an awesome weekend!
thanks for the giveaway!
Welcome! Thank you for visiting my blog!
Yum! These cupcakes sound amazing!
Thank you so much!
Congratulations on 5 years!
Thanks!
Happy birthday/blogoversary Angie! 5 years is an awesome milestone 🙂 And the cupcakes look amazing!
Thank you, Amanda!!!! HUGS!!
These cupcakes look delicious!
Thank you
a perfect warm project for us today – school is closed because of the extreme cold!
Lots of snow here today, perfect time for baking!
love the idea of the marshmallow filling in these cupcakes! looks delicious
Thanks, Becky!
This cupcake recipe is right up my alley! Love that marshmallow fluff!
It was the best part haha
Used made the cupcakes!!!! They are so moist !!!!
So glad you liked them!
Yup, I still want these.
If I could send you some I would!
Happy Blogiversary Angie!! The cupcakes look fabulous!!
Thank you, Lynda!
Those look delicious!
Thank you!
Happy Monday! Hope you are staying warm!
Thanks, hope you are too!
Congrats on the blogiversary!
Thank you!
This looks so good. Going on my Valentine’s day menu!
What a great addition!
Happy Blogaverssary! Now I’m going to have to have one (okay two who am I kidding) of those cupcakes to celebrate.
Thank you, Paula!
Congratulations on your blogversary! You blog is wonderful and I’m so glad to have found it! Also, your cupcakes look to die for!
Thank you!!
My chocolate loving kids will be all over this one!
I bet they will love them!
These look so yummy, I pinned them 🙂
Thank you!!
What’s not to love here?! Happy Blogiversary!
Thank you, Amy!
Happy Blog Anniversary, love seeing all you wonderful recipes!
When do you add the boiling water? After the other wet ingredients?
I’m sorry! Yes you add the boiling water after you mix the wet ingredients into the batter!
great job!
Congratulations on five years! That’s a huge accomplishment.
tried many of your receipes love them and enjoy your blog
Congrats on 5 years!!!!
My 3 year old would love the quick pop maker.
Congrats! First time here. These cupcakes look like fun!
Happy blogiversay and anniversary!!!! Hope you’re enjoying your trip!!
The cupcakes look very very yummy
Congratulations on 5 years!
Looks so good! Chocolate and chocolate and marshmallows. Mmm.
I would love to win this!!
Hi, congratulations on 5 years. I just stumbled upon your blog and I am so glad I did. You have some amazing recipes that I can’t wait to try!
Thanks so much! congratulations on your fifth anniversary!
Congrats!! That recipe looks yummy!
Happy Blogiversary
those cupcakes look so good!
Happy blogbirthday
Great prizes, great recipes. What’s not to love with all that chocolate.
Love your pics from Hawaii! Congrats! There were so many pretty pics of these cupcakes that you have tempted me into making them for sure!
How many calories is one cupcake?
mmmm, I have no idea…
Hi Angie! I would really like to try this recipe, but being from a European country it’s a bit difficult to guess the size of a stick of butter. Would you be kind and try to give us the measurements in grams or liters where the case? Thank you a lot!
Hi Alina,
I don’t measure in grams but according to a Google search 1 stick of butter = 113.4 grams. 🙂
So it says for the marshmallow filling that you only need 2 cups of powdered sugar. But in the instructions it says to add 4 cups to the mixture. Did you mean 2? Or do we need 4?
Haley,
Hey! Sorry about that. it’s just the 2 cups of powdered Sugar. You could always use more if you wanted it to be thicker but I only used the 2. Don’t know why I typed 4 in the directions, I was probably thinking of another recipe for marshmallow icing 🙂