- 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!
Which ingredients are for the cupcakes and which are for the frosting/marshmallow filling?
Hey Abby! If you look on the left side of the recipe it’s got everything listed under the headings 🙂