Monday, April 18, 2016

MARSHMALLOW CUPCAKES

Don't you just love a cupcake that is a bit different?  These marshmallow topped and filled cupcakes are just delightful.  My kids are going to love them when they eventually get their hands on them.  There are a couple of steps in this recipe but there is nothing difficult about it at all.  These would make a lovely addition to a birthday party table.


This recipe makes around 8 good size cupcakes but it will depend on the time of your cupcake liner.

MARSHMALLOW CUPCAKES


Cupcakes

120ml full cream milk
120g plain flour
140g caster sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
a pinch of salt
40g of unsalted butter softened
1 egg
1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees.  Line a 12 whole cupcake tin with paper liners.
2. Place all ingredients in the jug, in the order specified, with the kneading blade.
3. Select Pastry Program P1. 30 seconds before the end of the program, stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the jug.
4. When the program is complete, fill each of the paper liners 2/3 full with cake batter.
5. Place the tin on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cake bounces back when touched in the centre.
6. Remove from the oven and allow the cupcakes to cool in the tin for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire cooling rack.
7. When completely cool, scoop out a teaspoonful of cake from the middle top of each cupcake.

Marshmallow Filling
16 pink marshmallows
1 teaspoon of unsalted butter.

1. Marshmallows and butter in the jug with the kneading blade. Select Speed 4 for 3 minutes. You made need to scrape marshmallows off the kneading blade if they get caught there.
2. Once the marshmallows are melted to a smooth mixture, place a teaspoonful into the cavity in the top of the cupcakes.

Vanilla Buttercream

250g icing mixture
80g unsalted butter, softened
25ml whole milk
1/4tsp vanilla extract
200g pink and white mini marshmallows
Sprinkes, edible glitter or cachous to decorate

1. Place all ingredients in the jug with the kneading blade. Set Speed 8 for 30 seconds. 
2. Scrape down the sides of the jug. Set Speed 8 for 15 seconds.
3. Place marshmallows in the jug. Select Speed 4 for 10 seconds or until marshmallows are combined with buttercream.
4. Pile the buttercream on top of the cupcakes and decorate further with sprinkles etc if you so desire.

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