Simple Hot Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe
The yummiest moist chocolate cupcakes filled with marshmallow fluff, topped with hot chocolate frosting and garnished with mini marshmallows. The perfect hot cocoa winter bite!
Makes: 14 cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup sugar
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup freshly brewed coffee
- 1.5 tsp vanilla
Frosting Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 hot cocoa packet**
- 1 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp heavy cream
Additional Ingredients
- 1 cup Marshmallow Fluff
- Mini marshmallows for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Add cupcake liners to the cupcake pan and set aside.
- In a medium sized bowl, combine the dry ingredients (1 cup flour 1 cup sugar ⅓ cup cocoa powder 1 tsp baking soda and ¼ tsp salt).
- In a larger bowl, combine the wet ingredients (⅓ cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, 1 cup freshly brewed coffee and 1.5 tsp vanilla).
- Add the dry ingredients into the wet and whisk until just combined.
- Fill cupcakes ¾ the way full and bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Transfer the cupcakes to a cooling rack and allow to fully cool before frosting.
- Meanwhile, make the frosting by adding the 1 stick unsalted butter to a large mixing bowl. With an electric or stand mixer, mix on medium speed for 1 minute.
- Add in the 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup at a time.
- Pause to scrape the sides of the bowl. Add the 1 hot cocoa packet**, 1 Tbsp cocoa powder and 2 Tbsp heavy cream.
- Mix again until a smooth, fluffy frosting has formed. Transfer to a piping bag.
- Put the 1 cup Marshmallow Fluff in another piping bag.
- Using a knife, cut a half inch hole in the top of each cupcake stopping just before the bottom.
- Fill each cupcake with the fluff and top with the chocolate frosting.
- Add the Mini marshmallows for garnish and Enjoy!
Notes
If your hot chocolate mix has mini marshmallows in it, use a larger piping tip so the marshmallows don’t get stuck in the tip and prevent the frosting from coming out.
