These Hot Cocoa Cupcakes are a must for Chocolate lovers. Super moist and super chocolatey. Chocoholics will love these cupcakes!
My love for cupcakes will never end. I mean how can anyone resist cupcakes. Especially Hot Cocoa Cupcakes. As you can see from the pictures, I decided to use a mini cupcake pan.
Since it was close to Valentine’s Day when I made this batch, I decided to decorate them for V-Day with a pink colored buttercream frosting and a mocha buttercream frosting
What is a little unique about this cupcake recipe is that the batter is very liquidy (is that even a word?). What I am trying to say is that instead of the usual batter with the consistency of cake or a pancake batter, this batter has the consistency of a cup of hot chocolate, hence the Hot Cocoa Cupcake.
If it’s not Valentine’s day and you are not in the mood for a pink buttercream frosting or a mocha buttercream frosting, I’m including a super simple Marshmallow Frosting recipe in the recipe card.
For another great chocolate cupcake, make sure you check out my Copycat Ding Dong Cupcake recipe.
How to Make Hot Cocoa Cupcakes
Make the Cupcakes
1- Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill cupcake pan with liners.
2- In a large bowl, sift dry ingredients.
3- Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Mix well.
4- Carefully add the boiling water and beat slowly.
5- Fill cupcake lines.
6- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Make the Marshmallow Frosting
1- Beat together Cool Whip and marshmallow fluff.
2- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
3- Fit a decorator bag with a giant round tip and fill with marshmallow frosting.
4- Pipe onto the cooled cupcakes and decorate.
Hot Cocoa Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 Cup White Sugar
- 1 Cup Light Brown Sugar, unpacked
- 1 3/4 Cup Ultragrain Flour
- 3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
- 1 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Egg(s)
- 1/2 Cup Oil
- 1 Cup Milk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
Marshmallow Frosting
- 8 oz Cool Whip
- 8 oz Marshmallow Fluff
- 1/2 Cup Powdered Sugar
how to make this recipe
Make the Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Fill cupcake pan with liners.
- In a large bowl, sift dry ingredients.
- Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Mix well.
- Carefully add the boiling water and beat slowly.
- Fill cupcake lines.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Make the Marshmallow Frosting
- Beat together Cool Whip and marshmallow fluff.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Fit a decorator bag with a giant round tip and fill with marshmallow frosting.
- Pipe onto cooled cupcake and decorate.
Nutrition
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These cupcakes are so yummy. They are great with the buttercream frosting but are over the top with the mocha frosting!