Rocky Road Cupcakes
Delicious chocolate cupcakes filled with marshmallow fluff and topped with decadent chocolate buttercream, almonds and toasted marshmallows
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup coffee
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- ¾ cup marshmallow fluff
- 1 lb confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature, 113g)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips (Plus more for topping.)
- 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
- 1/3 cup toasted almond slivers (toasted)
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips.
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- 1
For the Cupcakes:
- 2
Preheat to 350F. Add cupcake papers to a cupcake pan.
- 3
In a large bowl, sift together dry ingredients including sugar.
- 4
In another bowl, mix the wet ingredients together.
- 5
Add wet and dry together. Mix until combined.
- 6
Fold in chocolate chips.
- 7
Fill cupcake papers 2/3 up with batter.
- 8
Bake for about 15-20 minutes or until centers set.
- 9
Let cool and core the cupcakes.
- 10
Fill with marshmallow fluff and replace with the cored cap.
- 11
For the Frosting:
- 12
Add chocolate chips to a medium bowl. Scald cream in a small pot and pour onto chocolate chips. Let sit for a minute then mix until combined and set aside.
- 13
In a medium bowl, mix room temperature butter, confectioners sugar and vanilla.
- 14
Add chocolate ganache mixture and mix.
- 15
Pipe the chocolate buttercream on the cupcakes.
- 16
For the Assembly:
- 17
Toast mini marshmallows.
- 18
Melt white chocolate and a tbsp cream. Transfer to a piping bag and snip off the tip.
- 19
Add the toasted marshmallow and slivers to the buttercream.
- 20
Add mini chocolate chips to the buttercream.
- 21
Drizzle cupcakes with white chocolate.