Discover the Ultimate Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe for Cozy Winter Days
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 175 g unsalted butter (room temp)
- 175 g light brown soft sugar
- 135 g self-raising flour
- 40 g hot chocolate powder
- 3 medium eggs
- 3 medium egg whites
- 100 g caster sugar (for meringue)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 100 g caster sugar (for syrup)
- 65 ml water
- mini marshmallows
- flakes
- hot chocolate powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180ºC/160ºC fan and line tray.
- Beat butter and sugar together until creamy and smooth.
- Add flour, hot chocolate powder, eggs; beat until smooth.
- Divide batter into cases; bake for 19-21 minutes.
- Let cupcakes cool completely on a wire rack.
- Whisk egg whites in a bowl until stiff peaks form.
- Gradually add sugar, 1 tsp at a time, whisking constantly.
- Whisk in vanilla; keep mixing to maintain texture.
- Dissolve sugar in water, boil mixture until it reaches 113ºC.
- Slowly add syrup to meringue; whisk for 5 minutes.
- Pipe marshmallow frosting onto cooled cupcakes as desired.
- Decorate with mini marshmallows, flake, and hot chocolate powder.
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