For a long time now, I have been on a mission to find the “best” marshmallow frosting. I have never been successful, all of the recipes I tried, while good, end up in a gooey mess once it’s piped/plopped on top of a cupcake. I don’t know if it’s the weather or if it’s just me. Haha.
By “best” I mean a marshmallow frosting that doesn’t melt into a gooey mess in hot/humid weather. I want a frosting that’s stable and sets up well. Any recommendations?
Anyhoo, in the two years that I’ve been baking, I have learned to embrace mistakes and failures. I know one day I’ll be able to nail that elusive marshmallow frosting. One day, you’ll see. :)
Because I am scared to try another marshmallow frosting recipe, I have put off testing a recipe I’ve bookmarked for uhm, more than a year now. S’mores cupcakes. I have tried another recipe from Heather Cristo and it was a huge success. I just thought of giving this recipe a spin, originally from Yummy.ph’s mini cookbook series, Bake, Give, Sell!
S’mores Cupcake
Adapted from Yummy.ph | Bake, Give Sell!1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¾ cup warm water
¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup mini marshmallows
milk chocolate shavings, for garnish
6 pcs graham cracker squares, halved, for garnishMarshmallow Frosting
1 egg white
½ cup sugar
3 tbsp water
½ tbsp light corn syrup
¼ tsp cream of tartar
dash of salt
½ cup mini marshmallows
½ tsp vanilla extractPreheat oven to 350F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a measuring cup, stir together cocoa powder and warm water.
In a mixer bowl, cream butter with white and brown sugars until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat until smooth. Lower mixer speed then add flour mixture alternating with the cocoa mixture. Beat on low speed until just combined. Increase speed to medium-high and mix for about 30 seconds.
Fold in chocolate chips and mini marshmallows.
Divide batter among muffin wells, filling up to 3/4 full. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool some more.
Make the frosting:
In a large heatproof bowl, combine egg white, sugar, corn syrup, water, cream of tartar and salt. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water and whisk until sugar is dissolved and the temperature reaches 160F. Remove from heat.
Whip using an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add mini marshmallows and vanilla. Beat until the mallows are melted and frosting is smooth.
Top cupcakes with a dollop of marshmallow frosting. Garnish with chocolate shavings and graham crackers when ready to serve to prevent graham from getting soft and sloppy.
Ever since I “mastered” the art of making my own dulce de leche, I have not stopped testing recipes with this delicious concoction.
What is dulce de leche anyway? Simply put, it’s sweetened condensed milk hundred times better. One of my guilty pleasures is taking a spoonful of condensed milk and spreading it on top of day-old bread and licking the excess milk from the spoon. Heavenly. Just imagine doing that with dulce de leche. Ooh la la, that’s heavenly ten thousand times over. :)
two cans of pure heaven!
Anyway, how do you make your own dulce de leche? Easy! All you need is a can of good quality sweetened condensed milk and a pot of boiling water.
There are a lot of ways to do it… Here’s a link the most comprehensive guide to making your own:
Homemade Dulce de Leche from Bakers Royale
In the past few weeks, I’ve made a lot of stuff with dulce de leche:
chocolate dulce de leche mini cheesecakes
dulce de leche brownies
chocolate whoopie pies with dulce de leche filling. (Sorry for the crappy Instagram photo!)
soft dinner rolls with dulce de leche filling.
chocolate dulce de leche cupcake.
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I have to admit, I’m still not over my dulce de leche craze. Case in point: I’ve made FIVE cans in one week… and only half a can is left sitting in my fridge!
I’m telling you, that thing is pretty addictive!
