Thursday, July 15, 2010

S'more Cupcakes

It's my treat day at work on Friday and I don't want to toot my own horn, but I'm well known in the office for my sweet sweet baking treats! I have baked A LOT for the office so I needed to come up with something new and delicious. My top resource for my baking needs is always the fabulous Bakerella.com. I pretty much drool over everything on the site but I narrowed my decision down to the S'more Cupcakes! Marshmallow stuffed graham cracker and chocolate cupcakes. I died!

Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup oil
6 jumbo marshmallows cut in half, plus more for decorating (I used mini marshmallows since I made mini cupcakes)

Graham Cracker Crumb topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted

Ganache
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda together with a wire whisk.
Separate the mixture in half into two bowls.

Stir cocoa into one bowl and the graham cracker crumbs into the other.
Add 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup oil to the cocoa mixture and beat on medium until combined. Repeat adding the same ingredients to the graham cracker crumb flour mixture.

Prepare the graham cracker crumb topping. Add the brown sugar and crumbs in a small bowl and pour on the melted butter. Stir until combined.

Pour a little graham cracker cake batter into the bottom of your baking cups and then sprinkle the topping mixture lightly on the surface. Place a marshmallow on top and then cover the marshmallow with the chocolate cake batter until it is about 3/4 full. Sprinkle with more topping mixture.

Bake cupcakes for about 15 minutes. Make sure to keep an eye on your cupcakes, because mine only took 12 minutes. This recipe will make at least 12 cupcakes or 36 mini.

Let cool and top with ganache.

Heat the butter and cream on the stove. Heat until just before it boils. Remove and pour over chocolate. Stir until completely melted and smooth. Pour over cupcakes and add more marshmallows if you desire.

I didn't worry about my decorating skills because I wanted them to look messy, since real s'mores are nothing but messy.

CLICK HERE to see my photos.

Thanks again Bakerella

Enjoy! I know I did!

4 comments:

  1. Looks so delish!
    I think Ezra is going to have to try one of these... Ok, it's really me that wants one!
    Carrie

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  2. I can't believe that I'm missing these sweet babies today!
    They look amazing!!

    Tk

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  3. oh em geee! if I was still working with you i'd be eating one of those right now! darn it!
    sooooo good shevs!

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  4. For the love of God!!!!!!! Can you please save me one for Sat??? Pretty please...

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