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Has anyone ever tried.....?

Sammijo10 — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:20:17 GMT

Baking cupcakes with a marshmallow inside the batter?

I've made Lizzy Early's Peanut Butter S'Mores cupcakes a few times, however, the toasted marshmallow on top is a bit unwieldy. I was thinking I could bake a marshmallow right inside the cupcake, but then thought that it might disintegrate or cause the cupcake to not rise correctly.

I just finished a batch and dug a little hole in each cupcake and filled it with marshmallow creme. It works, but is a messy additional step.

Anyway, I just thought I'd take a survey of all of you expert bakers and see if anyone's ever baked a marshmallow inside a cupcake.

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Mistreatedbycs — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:50:23 GMT

you are correct, after you bake the marshmallow it will be gone

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soonersis — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:55:58 GMT

Just a thought, but what if you froze the marshmallows first, would they still dissolve completely?

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colliegirls — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:59:33 GMT

My friend makes cupcakes with frosting in the center of the cupcake...YUM!

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FunkyHulaGirl — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:48:28 GMT

They're right - if you bake the marshmallow into the cupcake, it'll melt and disappear

If you don't want to mess with the marshmallow on top, you can do this, which works well: As soon as you remove the cupcakes from the oven, use a cupcake corer to cut a hole about 1/2" deep in each one, and IMMEDIATELY put a marshmallow into it. The heat of the cupcake will melt the marshmallow. The marshmallow will stick out the top at first, but don't cut deeper - the marshmallow will melt into the hole; otherwise you'll have a big dent on top of the cupcake.

I have another s'mores cupcake recipe that's excellent - I'll post it later.

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Sammijo10 — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:15:04 GMT

FHG, that sounds like a good solution. I didn't mind coring the little hole in the cupcake today, but using the marshmallow creme was a hot mess! Sticky fingers and sticky everywhere! Using a real marshmallow and just waiting might be the ticket!

Can't wait to see your s'mores recipe! Bring it on!

(For some reason, I've having a real hankering for anything S'mores lately - including the real thing! S'mores and watermelon.)

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Sammijo10 — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:18:20 GMT

On 7/24/2014 colliegirls said:
My friend makes cupcakes with frosting in the center of the cupcake...YUM!

I have used mini peanut butter cups baked inside, frosted with peanut butter frosting - terrific. They melt just enough.

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Lynnj — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:24:59 GMT

On 7/24/2014 Sammijo said:
On 7/24/2014 colliegirls said:
My friend makes cupcakes with frosting in the center of the cupcake...YUM!

I have used mini peanut butter cups baked inside, frosted with peanut butter frosting - terrific. They melt just enough.

Peanut butter cups inside, and peanut butter icing....sign me up!!!

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NaturalBornWoman — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 02:33:26 GMT

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-marshmallows-recipe.html

Speaking of the humble marshmallow - I make them from scratch - their my no. 1 request for foodie gifts of family & friends!

Here's a good one from Barefoot Contessa - easy, so easy that you'll never buy another prepackaged again - honest. . .

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Sammijo10 — Sat, 26 Jul 2014 20:39:12 GMT

Well, the marshmallow creme in the hole as 'filling' melted into the cake. Probably the reason Lizzy Early puts the toasted marshmallow on top.

I'll try the dry marshmallow approach next. But also had a thought to try this same recipe/technique with Nutella instead of peanut butter.

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house_cat — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:16:52 GMT

On 7/24/2014 Sammijo said:
On 7/24/2014 colliegirls said:
My friend makes cupcakes with frosting in the center of the cupcake...YUM!

I have used mini peanut butter cups baked inside, frosted with peanut butter frosting - terrific. They melt just enough.

oh. my. gawd.

I thought my chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting were the best I ever had.. this idea is a game changer!

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Sammijo10 — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 13:55:30 GMT

House at, I'll see if I can find the recipe for you, but you basically fill the cupcakes half full, plunk in a mini pb cup, and put more batter on top. Bake as usual. The cakes may sink a little in the middle, but if once you frost with pb frosting gyou can't tell. DH loves these!f

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philogirl — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 14:16:23 GMT

On 7/24/2014 NaturalBornWoman said:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/homemade-marshmallows-recipe.html

Speaking of the humble marshmallow - I make them from scratch - their my no. 1 request for foodie gifts of family & friends!

Here's a good one from Barefoot Contessa - easy, so easy that you'll never buy another prepackaged again - honest. . .

Great idea. I've seen the recipe, but always forget about it. I'm going to try these and possibly make for Xmas gifts. Thanks for the reminder.

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house_cat — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:15:04 GMT

On 7/27/2014 Sammijo said: House at, I'll see if I can find the recipe for you, but you basically fill the cupcakes half full, plunk in a mini pb cup, and put more batter on top. Bake as usual. The cakes may sink a little in the middle, but if once you frost with pb frosting gyou can't tell. DH loves these!f

If they sink in the middle that just leaves extra room for frosting.

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stilltamn8r — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:36:02 GMT

In fact, years ago, the Pillsbury bakeoff had a recipe that. Had a crescent roll wrapped around a marshmallow, and baked, the whole point being that you got the sweetness, and a hollow space, because the marshmallow melted and virtually disappeared... I always thought it was son odd recipe....

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Sammijo10 — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 23:48:30 GMT

Just had another brainstorm trying to get all the s'mores flavors in a cupcake. Dip chocolate cupcakes in chocolate ganache, and use marshmallow creme for the frosting (maybe hit them with a kitchen torch to get that slightly roasted marshmallow flavor) then sprinkle graham crackers bits on top and perhaps some mini chocolate chips.

Can you tell I recently retired? LOL!

Years ago I used to make this wonderful Martha Stewart Pecan Coconut cake - three layers of butter pecan cake, coconut pecan filling (much like the coconut frosting on a German Chocolate Cake) and frosted with layers of chocolate ganache, chopped pecans and toasted coconut sprinkled on top. I'm going to try to 'cupcake-ify' this one next. Stay tuned!

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NaturalBornWoman — Tue, 29 Jul 2014 00:58:13 GMT

Sammijo - just recently ran across this recipe bookmark'd while searching. Mallow cups are favorites in our house. Think the next time I make these- will top off with crushed graham crackers per your suggestion. Check it out - same flavor profiles. . .

http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/mallo-cup-cupcakes/

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