Chocolate Cupcakes With Chocolate Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting Recipe 41

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line cupcake pans with cupcake papers (this recipe makes 24 cupcakes), set aside. Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in mixing bowl, set aside. Beat butter on medium speed 30 seconds in large bowl. Add eggs, then sugar gradually until fully combined. Mix in vanilla, add milk and flour mixture alternately on low speed. Beat on higher speed one minute, or until well combined and smooth. Pour the batter into cupcake pan, filling each 2/3 full. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of a cupcake. Cool. Chocolate Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting: Beat together butter, marshmallow creme, and vanilla. Slowly mix in cocoa powder and powdered sugar. Add milk one tsp at a time to make desired spreading consistency. Frost cupcakes and add Zebra marshmallows.

Steps:

• Sift sugar and cocoa powder together into a large mixing bowl.
• Place the marshmallow creme, butter, and milk in heavy saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Stir until melted, 2-3 minutes and remove from heat.
• Pour the sugar-cocoa mixture over the marshmallow mixture and add the vanilla.
• Stir until the frosting is smooth and satiny.

Steps:

• Cream butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium until butter is soft and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time; beat in almond extract. Gently fold the marshmallow creme into the frosting until thoroughly incorporated.

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat marshmallow creme, softened butter, vanilla and 1 tablespoon milk with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in powdered sugar until fluffy. If necessary, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time, until thin enough to spread.
• Fills and frosts 1 (8-inch) two-layer cake.

Steps:

• Place the marshmallow cream, two-thirds of the confectioners' sugar, melted chocolate, shortening, and half of the half-and-half in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Alternately add remaining confectioners' sugar and half-and-half until desired level of sweetness and consistency is attained.

Steps:

• Stir together the hot cocoa powder and milk, until there are no lumps. Set aside.
• In a mixer, whip together the butter and marshmallow cream until well combined. Add the sugar, a heaping half cup at a time, mixing between additions and scraping down the sides of the bowl. Once all the sugar is added, put the mixer on low and drizzle in the cocoa mixture.
• Slowly turn the mixer up to medium-high speed and whip together for about one minute, until the chocolate is incorporated and the frosting is fluffy.
• Give it a taste and add more chocolate, if necessary. Then frost!