s'mores cupcakes - frosting issues
I saw a recipe for s'mores cupcakes in Martha Stewart's cupcakes cookbook a while ago but wasn't impressed with the ingredients (graham flour, really?) so I have been on a quest to find a recipe that sounded good enough to bother with all the steps. I think I found one (on bakerella.com, in case anyone is interested) BUT I want to do the toasted marshmallow frosting like the one in Martha's recipe, because it just looks SO pretty!
My question is - does anyone know how long these cupcakes can sit around before being eaten? I am planning to bake them tomorrow for my monthly cupcake delivery (it was a charity thing, I donated a dozen cupcakes each month to the highest bidder at a library benefit) but I'm going to do a double-batch because I have houseguests coming on Saturday and thought this would be a nice welcoming treat. The marshmallow frosting is basically 7-minute boiled frosting as far as I can tell, which I hardly ever use because I don't find it very decorating-friendly thanks to its ooey-gooeyness. Can this frosting sit atop the cupcakes (and be "toasted" with a kitchen torch) for a few days or would we have to eat the cupcakes right away?
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Permalink Reply by Keegan Luvs Cake on
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I use Mac's mom Smore's and MM Fluff BC. It's actually the Graham Cracker Cake recipe and truffle filling. How did your cuppies turn out?
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Cintron on
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The cupcakes were okay! I wouldn't say they were GREAT but they were good ... I stupidly forgot to add the vanilla to the frosting (duh) and didn't realize my mistake until the following day, but overall they were good, and looked almost too pretty to eat - I am in love with my kitchen torch :) ...oh and I figured out that the frosting, while it needs to be "used" right away, will not melt or lose its shape once piped. I made these on Saturday and boxed up the dozen for the delivery but the remaining dozen (or whatever was left of them once my husband had his "samples") has been in a domed cake plate and they are disappearing slowly but surely! I just ate one today and it still tastes fresh and good.
That said, I am not I will have to try that recipe you mentioned, and Fluff bc sounds like it might be good too - where can I find this recipe?
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Marshmallow Fluff BC (try it on hot cocoa cake, s'mores, rocky road...) - Jessdesserts
4 sticks butter, softened
1 16oz. tub of Fluff ( or 2 sm. jars is OK)
1lb powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla ( use clear if you're concerned about color)
*Cream butter & Fluff; slowly add PS. Add vanilla and mix until desired consistency.
Truffle filling (can also be made with white chocolate or dark chocolate. Great to add LoRann flavors to, like creme de menthe)- MacsMom
16 oz cream cheese, softened
4 c milk chocolate chips (2 bags)
1/3 c butter
1-1/2 t vanilla
2 c PS, sifted
*Beat the cream cheese. Melt the chocolate and butter together in microwave; beat into cream cheese. Add vanilla and PS; beat well. It thickens as it cools (you may to pop it in the fridge for a while). You can soften it for a few seconds in the microwave if it gets too thick to spread.
Graham Cracker Cake (for S'mores) - MacsMom
2 boxes white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup ground graham crackers
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 c honey (*suggested by fievel)
1 1/2 tsp salt
8 egg whites
2 2/3 cups water
1/4 c vegetable oil
2 cups (16oz carton) sour cream
4 teaspoon clear vanilla flavor or 3 tsp. vanilla bean paste & 1 tsp. vanilla flavor
** Note: A couple of people had problems with crumbling - adding pudding mix was suggested.
*Filling: stir mini-marshmallows into the Truffle filling.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df4f9hbq_46cs9f28fs
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Permalink Reply by Kim Allemon on
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thanks for sharing this ,, i cant wait to try it
Keegan Luvs Cake said:Marshmallow Fluff BC (try it on hot cocoa cake, s'mores, rocky road...) - Jessdesserts
4 sticks butter, softened
1 16oz. tub of Fluff ( or 2 sm. jars is OK)
1lb powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla ( use clear if you're concerned about color)
*Cream butter & Fluff; slowly add PS. Add vanilla and mix until desired consistency.
Truffle filling (can also be made with white chocolate or dark chocolate. Great to add LoRann flavors to, like creme de menthe)- MacsMom
16 oz cream cheese, softened
4 c milk chocolate chips (2 bags)
1/3 c butter
1-1/2 t vanilla
2 c PS, sifted
*Beat the cream cheese. Melt the chocolate and butter together in microwave; beat into cream cheese. Add vanilla and PS; beat well. It thickens as it cools (you may to pop it in the fridge for a while). You can soften it for a few seconds in the microwave if it gets too thick to spread.
Graham Cracker Cake (for S'mores) - MacsMom
2 boxes white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup ground graham crackers
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 c honey (*suggested by fievel)
1 1/2 tsp salt
8 egg whites
2 2/3 cups water
1/4 c vegetable oil
2 cups (16oz carton) sour cream
4 teaspoon clear vanilla flavor or 3 tsp. vanilla bean paste & 1 tsp. vanilla flavor
** Note: A couple of people had problems with crumbling - adding pudding mix was suggested.
*Filling: stir mini-marshmallows into the Truffle filling.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df4f9hbq_46cs9f28fs
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holy baloney that sounds good! next time I will try one or more of these - thanks!
Keegan Luvs Cake said:Marshmallow Fluff BC (try it on hot cocoa cake, s'mores, rocky road...) - Jessdesserts
4 sticks butter, softened
1 16oz. tub of Fluff ( or 2 sm. jars is OK)
1lb powdered sugar, sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla ( use clear if you're concerned about color)
*Cream butter & Fluff; slowly add PS. Add vanilla and mix until desired consistency.
Truffle filling (can also be made with white chocolate or dark chocolate. Great to add LoRann flavors to, like creme de menthe)- MacsMom
16 oz cream cheese, softened
4 c milk chocolate chips (2 bags)
1/3 c butter
1-1/2 t vanilla
2 c PS, sifted
*Beat the cream cheese. Melt the chocolate and butter together in microwave; beat into cream cheese. Add vanilla and PS; beat well. It thickens as it cools (you may to pop it in the fridge for a while). You can soften it for a few seconds in the microwave if it gets too thick to spread.
Graham Cracker Cake (for S'mores) - MacsMom
2 boxes white cake mix
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup ground graham crackers
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 c honey (*suggested by fievel)
1 1/2 tsp salt
8 egg whites
2 2/3 cups water
1/4 c vegetable oil
2 cups (16oz carton) sour cream
4 teaspoon clear vanilla flavor or 3 tsp. vanilla bean paste & 1 tsp. vanilla flavor
** Note: A couple of people had problems with crumbling - adding pudding mix was suggested.
*Filling: stir mini-marshmallows into the Truffle filling.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=df4f9hbq_46cs9f28fs
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Permalink Reply by Stampinsher on
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Jennifer,
Are you able to post any pictures of the leftover cupcakes?
Jennifer Cintron said:The cupcakes were okay! I wouldn't say they were GREAT but they were good ... I stupidly forgot to add the vanilla to the frosting (duh) and didn't realize my mistake until the following day, but overall they were good, and looked almost too pretty to eat - I am in love with my kitchen torch :) ...oh and I figured out that the frosting, while it needs to be "used" right away, will not melt or lose its shape once piped. I made these on Saturday and boxed up the dozen for the delivery but the remaining dozen (or whatever was left of them once my husband had his "samples") has been in a domed cake plate and they are disappearing slowly but surely! I just ate one today and it still tastes fresh and good.
That said, I am not I will have to try that recipe you mentioned, and Fluff bc sounds like it might be good too - where can I find this recipe?
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I'm making a dozen each of the Almond Joy, Orange Creamsicle, & a combo of her Pumpkin Spice & Heavenly Pumpkin Spice cuppies for a baby shower.
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I could, but I can't find where my husband put the camera. I did take a picture though so I will share it once I figure out the mystery of the hidden camera.
Stampinsher said:Jennifer,
Are you able to post any pictures of the leftover cupcakes?
Jennifer Cintron said:The cupcakes were okay! I wouldn't say they were GREAT but they were good ... I stupidly forgot to add the vanilla to the frosting (duh) and didn't realize my mistake until the following day, but overall they were good, and looked almost too pretty to eat - I am in love with my kitchen torch :) ...oh and I figured out that the frosting, while it needs to be "used" right away, will not melt or lose its shape once piped. I made these on Saturday and boxed up the dozen for the delivery but the remaining dozen (or whatever was left of them once my husband had his "samples") has been in a domed cake plate and they are disappearing slowly but surely! I just ate one today and it still tastes fresh and good.
That said, I am not I will have to try that recipe you mentioned, and Fluff bc sounds like it might be good too - where can I find this recipe?
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Found the camera - here they are!
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I'm not sure ... I think the graham cracker batter was not as sweet as it should have been (I did cut down the sugar a bit for both batters because I thought it would be too sweet - I was wrong!), but also it was missing that gooey sweet yumminess of a real s'more. I think it needed more marshmallow and I think it might be nicer as a chocolate marshmallow cupcake with a graham cracker crust at the bottom rather than layering two batters. Or, a ganache spread over the tops before the frosting would also be good. I plan to try Keegan's fluff bc recipe next time, and probably the other recipes Keegan was kind enough to post also! In any case I highly encourage you to try these, whatever recipe you choose! They are just fun and you get to "sample" a lot trying to neatly get the cakes out of the cupcake tin - they're sticky!
Tanisha Lane said:Those are cool looking! When you said the cupcakes tasted ok what do you mean by that? just curious what the taste was missing??
Jennifer Cintron said:Found the camera - here they are!
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Beautiful!!!! Really! I saw a cupcake show a few months back with sisters and they had a competition. That was the first time I saw MM Fluff scorched. I WILL SAY, your cupcakes are a lot more pretty than theirs!!!!
Jennifer Cintron said:Found the camera - here they are!
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Permalink Reply by rochelle walters on
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Can't wait to hear any answers on this! Sounds so good!
Rochelle
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