Hot Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

A wonderfully chocolate cupcake with a sweet easy marshmallow frosting makes up these Hot Chocolate Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting. It's like a cup of cocoa in a cupcake.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy chocolate recipes

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 443kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

For the Cupcakes:

2 cups granulated sugar
1¾ cups cake flour
¾ cups dark cocoa powder
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons salt
2 eggs
1 cups milk
½ cups applesauce
1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cups boiling water
1 cup mini marshmallows I actually used 1 cup of Kraft Jet Puffed Mallow Bits

For Marshmallow Frosting:

1 ⅓ cups butter room temperature until softened
2 cups marshmallow creme
1 ½ tablespoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoons milk plus more if you want less thick
2 ⅓ cups powdered sugar

Instructions

For Cupcakes:

Mix all of the ingredients together in a stand mixer until moist and well blended. Scrape the sides as needed.
Spoon batter into cupcake liners and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Allow to cool completely before adding frosting or you will have a melty mess.

For the Marshmallow Frosting:

Mix the softened butter and marshmallow creme together until smooth and well blended.
Add the milk and extract and again blend until smooth.
Mix the powdered sugar in and beat until the frosting is creamy and smooth.
If the frosting seems to thick, add a teaspoon of milk at a time and blend until it is the consistency you desire.

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