Week 4, 5, & 6: July 17, 2012 Part 3

Sorry again :) 

                                                         S'Mores Cupcakes

For Cupcakes

Ingredients:

1 stick Butter, room temperature
1 1/4 C. Sugar
2 Eggs, room temperature
3/4 C. Flour
1 t. Baking Powder
1/4 t. Salt
1/2 C. Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
1/2 C. Whole Milk
1 t. Vanilla
 

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375F, then turn it down to 350F just prior to baking

2.Beat the butter with an electric mixer until it is soft, then add sugar. Beat about 3 minutes.

3. Add the eggs, one at a time beating until they are well combined.

4. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and whisk them to incorporate them.

5. Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the butter and sugar and beat it just to combine. 

6. Add 1/2 of the liquids (milk & vanilla), scrape down bowl and beat to combine. Continue adding the dry and wet ingredients alternately making sure you END WITH THE DRY.

7. Fill muffin tins 2/3 full and bake for about 20-22 minutes. Cool.

 Marshmallow Frosting

Ingredients:

4 sticks (1 pound) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
1 16 ounce tub  marshmallow cream (such as Marshmallow Fluff brand)

Directions:

1. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter until creamy.
2. Beat in one-fourth of the sugar until fluffy, then repeat with the remaining sugar.
3. Beat in the vanilla, then stir in the marshmallow cream until well blended.

Frost your cupcakes, then I topped mine with crushed up graham crackers and a square of Hershey chocolate!

YUM-MY! These were good!

 

I think if I make these again, I would do layers of graham cracker and cake mix in the liner. It needs more of the graham cracker flavor. Use your imagination and see what you can come up with! :)

If you try any of these flavors at home, leave me a comment and let me know! Hope you all have a great week, and I'll see you next Tuesday :) 

Later :)