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Great looking, simple cupcakes for any occasion!
Made these a few times - Always get a good reaction...very moreish!
The original recipe has marshmallow centers but it can be quite fiddley, so i usually leave that out and just have marshmallow frosting.
Have included recipe for Vanilla Frosting further down or this could be purchased if your wanting to make this quicker.
Enjoy
**Original Recipe from The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook**
- Melissa Beth added Marshmallow Cupcakes to Foodening 14 Nov 11:09
- Loopylars entered her project Marshmallow Cupcakes to A Zombie Ate My Cupcake! Contest 16 Jan 12:08
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Step 1
Pre heat your oven to 170oC (325oF) Gas mark 3.
Line a muffin tray with cases.
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Step 2
Put flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in a bowl. Original recipe says to use freestanding or hand mixer to combine, but i prefer to rub butter into dry ingredients - less mess. Either way you need a sandy consistancy when done.
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Step 3
Gradually pour in half the milk and beat with mixer untill just incorporated.
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Step 4
Whisk egg,vanilla and remaining milk together and then add to the flour mixture. Mix until smooth.
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Step 5
Spoon mixture in to paper cases - 2/3 full and bake for 20 -25 minutes until golden brown. When baked leave to cool on a wire rack.
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Step 6
I like to make frosting whilst my cupcakes are baking so you'll need.
250g Icing Sugar - Sifted
80g Unsalted Butter - Room Temperature
25ml Milk
A few drops of Vanilla Extract*Beat icing sugar and butter in a bowl with a hand mixer unit well incorporated.
*Combine milk and vanilla together in a jug, then gradually add to the icing sugar, whisking all the time on a medium setting.
*When all the milk is combined, continue to whisk on a higher setting until light and fluffy.
*A few drops of colour may be added if you wish.Stir the mini marshmallows into the frosting for this recipe
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Step 7
When the cakes a cool - top with plenty of marshmallow frosting.
I have decorated the ones above with pink sugar crystals but crumbled digestive biscuits also work well :o)
*140g Caster Sugar
*A pinch of Salt
*1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
*200g Mini Marshmallows
* 1 Quantity of Vanilla Frosting
*140g Caster Sugar
* A pinch of Salt
*1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract
*200g Mini Marshmallows
* 1 quantity of Vanilla Frosting
sorry guys totally new to this and have a feeling it could be due to my rubbish internet signal!
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