Hot Cocoa Cupcakes

Name: Hot Cocoa Cupcakes
Ingredients: FOR THE CUPCAKES:; 3/4 cups Cocoa Powder, Unsweetened; 1-1/2 cup Flour; 1-1/2 cup Sugar; 1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda; 3/4 teaspoons Baking Powder; 3/4 teaspoons Salt; 2 whole Eggs; 3/4 cups Warm Water; 3/4 cups Buttermilk; 3 Tablespoons Oil; 1 teaspoon Vanilla; _____; FOR THE FROSTING:; 1 jar Marshmallow Fluff (7 Ounce Jar); 1 container Cool Whip (8 Ounce Tub); 24 whole Peppermint Sticks (optional); 1 jar Red Sprinkles (optional); 24 whole Snowman Shaped Marshmallows (optional); 1/2 cups Melting Chocolate (optional)

20 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CUPCAKES:
3/4 cups Cocoa Powder, Unsweetened
1-1/2 cup Flour
1-1/2 cup Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
3/4 teaspoons Baking Powder
3/4 teaspoons Salt
2 whole Eggs
3/4 cups Warm Water
3/4 cups Buttermilk
3 Tablespoons Oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla
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FOR THE FROSTING:
1 jar Marshmallow Fluff (7 Ounce Jar)
1 container Cool Whip (8 Ounce Tub)
24 whole Peppermint Sticks (optional)
1 jar Red Sprinkles (optional)
24 whole Snowman Shaped Marshmallows (optional)
1/2 cups Melting Chocolate (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Add paper cupcake liners to muffin tins (24 count); set aside.
2

Sift together cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Add eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth, about 3 minutes.
3

Divide batter evenly into paper liners, filling each 2/3 full. (I usually add about 1/3 cup each) Bake until tops spring back when touched, about 15 minutes. Cool completely.
4

Marshmallow Frosting Recipe:
5

Mix the marshmallow fluff and Cool Whip, beat until fluffy. Fill a decorator bag fitted with a giant round tip. Pipe on frosting, add red sprinkles and a peppermint stick or snowman marshmallows, if desired.
6

For the snowmen, I used Jet Puffed French Vanilla Marshmallows, they come in cute little snowman shapes. Then I melted the Almond Bark and dipped the bottom portion of the snowman, and placed on wax paper to let dry.