Hot Cocoa Cupcakes: Holiday Bake-Off
It’s here, the Holiday Bake-Off sponsored by Ultragrain Flour! Last week I told you a little about Ultragrain Flour and offered the fun Baking Supply Giveaway. Did you enter? No? Well, you better hurry on over and enter…it’s easy!
Today I’m putting Ultragrain Flour to the test in these Hot Cocoa Cupcakes. I started with a chocolate cake recipe that we love, baked them in some fun snowman mugs and added marshmallow frosting.
I love how baking the cupcakes in the mugs turns out. It just makes a fun presentation.
And topped with a yummy Marshmallow Frosting reminds me of a mug of Hot Cocoa filled with marshmallows.
Hot Cocoa Cupcakes Recipe
Prep Time:
10 minutes
Cook Time:
25 minutes
Total Time:
35 minutes
Enjoy a mug of Hot Cocoa...cupcake style! Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar {unpacked}
- 1 3/4 cup Ultragrain Flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup boiling water
Marshmallow Frosting:
- 1 {8 oz} container Cool Whip or other whipped topping
- 1 {8 oz} jar of Marshmallow Fluff {in the baking aisle near the marshmallows}
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup powdered sugar {depending on how sweet you want it and how thick you want your frosting}
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and 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, beat slowly - the batter will be very runny, but don't worry, it will bake up fine
- Add batter to a measuring cup to make filling liners easier or you can use a ladle
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- If you want to bake cupcakes in a glass or mug, just make sure they are oven safe, spray the inside with non-stick cooking spray and adjust baking time according to the size of your mug.
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 Information:
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g
I’d love to try this in my mom’s citrus cranberry bread. 🙂
I think it would work well in my strawberry bread recipe!
I would try it out in our chocolate chip cookie recipe
oh I’d love to use it in my oreo cookie cupcake recipe!
Love this! I would use it in cupcakes, cookies, everything!
Thank you for letting us know about ultragrain flour, I haven’t heard of it before.
Those cupcakes look so delicious! Love the presentation
Darn…forgot to ask where did you get the darling plate with trim rickrack threaded in? Too Cute…I love holiday decorations. The cupcakes in a mug look great too..and I will be doing. this for sure.
Great giveaway…trying to eat healtier.. 🙁 LOL…so, this product sounds very interesting…and, would be great to convert all my recipes…one would be my famous Red Velvet Cake! Thanks.
This is such a fun cupcake idea, perfect for gifts!
I would try the Ultragrain flour in some pumpkin pancakes! I cannot get enough of pumpkin these days!
I love the way your Hot Cocoa Cupcakes in a mug turned out. What a beautiful presentation!
What a cute idea! Love your blog.
I added my dark chocolate cookies with a candy cane swirl! 😉
LOVE the giveaway 🙂 Those cupcakes look delicious, Liz!
Thanks for joining in Rachel! Love chocolate and peppermint!
~Liz
I would really like to try Ultragrain in my Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, The thought makes my mouth water. YUMMY!!!!!
Pumpkin bread!