After having that s’mores cupcake from Cupkates Truck last weekend, I became sort of obsessed. I kept having cravings for more of them the whole week for more. It’s like once my taste buds were awakened to the divine concept of s’mores in the form of a cupcake, they desperately needed to have more. I kept talking about them with Dan, and we then decided that instead of hunting that darned cupcake truck down again, we’d try making those delicious morsels ourselves.
We were a little apprehensive about the mission ending in disaster, but it turned into a fun collaborative project for the two of us. 
And the results were not too shabby, if I do say so myself:
As I usually try to do here, I’m going to post the recipe, but I’m also going to try something new. My friend Luice recently introduced me to The Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s site. If you’re not familiar with her, she’s a woman who used to live an urban lifestyle (growing up in Chicago and then attending college in Los Angeles) who then fell in love with a cowboy (yes, a cowboy) and lives out in the countryside now. She calls her cowboy husband “The Marlboro Man” and her four adorable kids her “punks,” and despite the fact that her life is 180 degrees different from her previous city life, she actually fell in love with the country life. She has a huge online presence, with her site featuring extensive topics — everything from recipes to a personal blog and sections dedicated to photography, home & gardening and homeschooling. (I especially loved reading “Black Heels to Tractor Wheels,” her love story about how she met The Marlboro Man and how their whirlwind romance took off… although I confess I haven’t read all of it yet — it’s a series of blog posts.) Aside from being a funny personality and a really good writer, her recipes are awesome in that she uses step-by-step photos in them. I really love how she does this, because I’m a very visual learner and it really helps for me to see each of the steps as photographs (really pretty ones, too!) — when I buy cookbooks, I go out of my way to find ones that have lots of pictures in them. So I decided to try out this clever idea and do this post “The Pioneer Woman”-style. I’m not sure if it’s something I’ll be trying again anytime soon, though — taking step-by-step photos is actually pretty tiring and it’s difficult to get the shots to look good. Nevertheless, here goes my pathetic attempt.
The actual recipe is at the bottom of the post, for those who just want to skip the photos or want the detailed ingredients and directions.
The ingredients for the chocolate cupcakes: sugar, flour, cocoa powder, vegetable oil, whole milk (I only had 2% but the recipe calls for whole), baking powder, baking soda, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Stir the dry ingredients until well combined.
Pour in the other ingredients: egg, oil, milk, vanilla extract.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed.
Add 1 cup of boiling water. Batter will be watery but no worries! That is how it should be. (I know this photo doesn't look very appetizing, but trust me on this one.)
Fill the cupcake lines with the batter.
Fill 1/2 to 3/4 full with batter.
Bake for 22-24 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
What you will need for the frosting: sugar, light corn syrup, mini marshmallows, vanilla extract, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt.
Combine the sugar, corn syrup, egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt.
Place the bowl with the mixture over a pot of simmering water (not touching the water).
Continue stirring over heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture becomes warm to the touch.
Remove the bowl from heat and beat on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form and the mixture is still warm.
Add in 1 cup of marshmallows and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Reduce mixing speed to low.
Beat until marshmallows have melted and blended completely into the mixture. The frosting should be used right away.
Frost the chocolate cupcakes with the marshmallow frosting.
Pile on that frosting!
S'mores cupcakes are not complete without these key players: graham crackers and chocolate. Most recipes recommend Hersheys chocolate bars but I prefer Cadbury.
Chop the chocolates into bitesize pieces. S'mores traditionally use milk chocolate, but if you're a dark chocolate lover like me, feel free to use dark!
Stick pieces of graham crackers and chocolates into the tops of the frosted cupcakes.
Use a culinary butane torch to slightly toast the frosting. Carefully not to get too close as to scorch the frosting!
Dan is a closet pyro, so I think he enjoyed helping with this part the most. He mastered the "gentle sweeping motion" in toasting the frosting.
S'mores Cupcakes!
We were pretty impressed with ourselves. They actually came out looking pretty nice!
This one is my favorite. Dan did the frosting on this one!
Me with our masterpiece! They tasted as good as they look!
Posing with our cupcakes, in the lovely cupcake apron that Akiho gave me as a birthday present! I love Anthro's aprons; they're all so adorable.
Rows upon rows of s'more cupcakes. Some didn't come out as pretty-looking but they're still yummy!
A new household favorite! Will definitely be making them again.
Here’s the recipe without all the photos for anyone who’d like to print it out and try it themselves!
S’mores Cupcakes
(Note: I based my cupcakes on a recipe from Glory Albin of Glorious Treats, featured on Food Magazine. There are some slight variations and tweaks I made on mine, so feel free to follow either.)
The Chocolate Cupcakes:
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup whole milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
Directions:
1. Line the cupcake cups with paper or aluminum liners. Heat oven to 350° F.
2. Stir together the dry ingredients – mix sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
3. Add the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, and beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be watery but that is how it should be).
4. Fill liners approximately 2/3 – 3/4 full with batter.
5. Bake regular cupcakes for approximately. 22-24 minutes. Mini cupcakes for 13-16 minutes.
6. Cool completely on wire rack before frosting. (Makes approximately 24 standard size cupcakes.)
Marshmallow Frosting:
Ingredients:
2 large egg whites
1 cup sugar
6 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
pinch of salt
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
1. In a large heat-proof bowl, combine the egg whites, sugar, water, corn syrup, cream of tartar and salt.
2. Set the bowl over (but not touching) simmering water in a saucepan and heat mixture, stirring constantly, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is very warm to the touch (about 160° F), about 3 minutes.
3. Remove the bowl from the saucepan. Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the mixture until soft peaks form, and it is still very warm, about 2 minutes.
4. Reduce mixer speed to low and add the marshmallows and vanilla. Continue beating until the marshmallows are melted and the frosting is completely smooth, about 3-4 minutes. Use frosting right away.
The Final Touches:
Ingredients:
2-3 large graham crackers
1 large chocolate candy bar (the ones that come in squares are easier to use): milk chocolate or dark chocolate, depending on your preference.
Directions:
1. Frost chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow frosting.
2. Top frosted cupcakes with a piece of graham cracker and a piece of chocolate.
3. Use a culinary butane torch (the kind typically used on crème brûlée) and lightly sweep the flame across the frosting, approximately one inch away, to slightly toast the marshmallow frosting.
4. Devour immediately.
This post was written by Misono on January 31, 2010 at 9:15 am
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I love reading your blog, very thoughtful and well written. Of course this one is about cupcakes so it’s that much better!
Aww thanks! I’m glad that you enjoy our blog. Sometimes I feel like nobody’s really reading it. We should have a cupcake party sometime
WOW! those look awesome!! =)
thanks for sharing the recipe, I’ll have to try it out one day..!
It’s actually pretty easy and the ingredients are easy to find! I was surprised at how well they came out
When I first saw the picture of the cupcakes I thought they were a professional’s that you were going to try and achieve. Then I scrolled down, read the blog, and was amazed that the professionals were you two!!! Beautiful culinary design! I love it:)
Thank you! It’s usually hard for me to get things to look good in cooking/baking, but this time was a success.
When are we going to hang out? I still haven’t seen you guys in the new year!
they look absolutely wonderful <3 good job!
I love cupcakes
Thank you!
Cupcakes are my latest obsession these days!
カップケーキもうまそうだけど美園のエプロン姿にもモェェ =P
またそういうコメントを残す・・・。
ポイントはカップケーキなんですけど！
i prefer cadbury chocolate, too! i find it smoother than hershey’s. beautiful cupcakes!
I agree! I’ve never really been a big fan of Hershey’s but Cadbury is so good!
i agree w/ ryo’s comment~~you look so cute in an apron!
「お帰りなさい！カップケーキにする？お風呂にする？それとも・・・わたし？？」w
今度あやにもカップケーキつくってぇ〜〜（＞人＜）
あやまでりょうと一緒にならないで。（笑）
今度作ってあげるよ！だから早く遊びに来てね♪
wow that looks good.
They are! You should try making them too
You did such a great job!!! It looks soooooo yummy! I wish you lived near by
hehe we would get fat off of eachother’s baked goods!
Thank you! Your truffle cake looked so good too! I wish we were close to each other so we could trade recipes and treats too!
ものすごーく凝ってるね。すごくおいしそう！しかも見た目もいい！お菓子屋さんに出せるね。私も食べたい！
ありがとう、はるかさん！
いつも働いてるからあまり凝ったものを作る暇はないんだけど、週末とかは時々新しい料理やお菓子作りに挑戦してます☆
Amazing! Delectable, but warmly simple. I’ll have to make some for my boys^^ and now to find that torch…..
Yup, they’re actually pretty simple in terms of the ingredients and process! But so good
I think they’d be a hit with kids!
Those were great!!!!!!!
I’m glad you liked them! Thank you for having so many! heehee*
you are such an awesome photographer!
haha* Thanks Brian. I like how you comment on the photography rather than the actual cupcakes. I kind of want a nice camera like you and Hanna someday so I can take nicer photos for my blog and portfolio.
yummy yummy!!
やばいやばい！！！
misono sanのブログ大好きになったo(*^▽^*)o~♪
ありがとう♡
まりりんも今度作ってみてー！
おいしそー！！食べたい！！！
ありがとう！久しぶりにお菓子作り頑張りました♪
ゆみにも機会があるときに作ってあげるよー！
I absolutely love your apron! Ahhhh! Another reason why I should just move over there… or just wait patiently until you come back here. =)
Thank you Hannie! I love it too. Anthropologie’s aprons are just so adorable. I always pine over them when I go to one of their stores, but this Christmas I got two as gifts – one from Debbie and this one from my other friend Akiho
I miss you! When will our “HanaSono” bakery dream come true?
♥ sooo delicious! so i came home with the cupcake container and i thought you gave me 3, but somehow i ended up with 2. I think Graig stole one
*sad face*
Oh nooo, I think I asked you if you wanted three, and I thought you said no, so I took out the third one. Sorry! I’ll make you more again soon, I promise!
omg Misono, that is absolutely amazing.
Thanks Vinci!
How are things?
Things are okay, just busy getting ready for V-day and Chinese New Year~
Those look amazing! Yum.
Thank you Lauren!
カップケーキおいしそう～！！あと、エプロン似合ってるよ☆
ありがとう！
あきほの作るお菓子にはかなわない気がするけど。;)
those look so delicious misono! and you’re so cute in your apron! ^_^ i love it! hope you’re doing well! i miss u!!! <3
Thanks Caleb! Hope you’re doing well too.
Miss you more!
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