Scotchmallow Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Cupcake Ingredients

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (or gluten-free baking flour)

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 2 large eggs

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

• ‌1/2 cup packed light brown sugar

• 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil or melted coconut oil)

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1/2 cup milk of your choice (dairy or non-dairy)

• 1 lb box of See's Candies Dark Scotchmallows

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1 cup powdered sugar

• 1 cup butter, melted

• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350º. Prepare a cupcake pan with liners.

2. ‌In a large bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, sugars, baking powder, and salt together until thoroughly combined. Set aside.

3. In a medium bowl, mix oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined. Add milk and mix again.

4. ‌Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Gently whisk until combined, but do not over-mix! The batter should be thin. Fill cupcake liners about halfway full.

5. ‌Tap See's Dark Scotchmallows into the centers of each cupcake. (Cut Scotchmallows in half or use an entire piece per cupcake.)

6. ‌Bake for about 17-18 minutes. Combine powdered sugar, melted butter and vanilla to make frosting.

7. ‌ Let cupcakes cool and dab frosting on top of cupcakes. Garnish with a fourth or a half of a Scotchmallow on top of each cupcake.