Marshmallow Cupcakes + Marshmallow Frosting

Peeps. You love them or you hate them. There seems to be no middle ground with these little guys. I confess that I’m not a fan. My family however thinks that Easter won’t come if the sugar-dusted bunnies and chicks don’t start making an appearance in our home each spring. They are cute I admit. So this year I made them into sugar cookies and placed them atop marshmallow-filled cupcakes. I get the cuteness factor without the yuck factor – double win!

First you want to make some cupcakes. I had leftover batter from a small marble cake I made. Then I used an apple corer to make holes in the cupcakes. You could also just use a paring knife.

Next came a little glaze with some French Vanilla syrup. If you don’t have this you could use a simple syrup (equal parts sugar and water) or just skip this step altogether. Drop in a marshmallow-the stores are packed with pastel bunny shaped ones right now. Then pile on some MARSHMALLOW FROSTING and a cookie.

I must admit that these are the only 4 cupcakes that got a fancy peep cookie – the rest got topped with another pastel bunny marshmallow and sent along to work with my husband. If you were to make the mini peeps just use your favorite (or store-bought) sugar cookie recipe, cover in frosting and pile on pink or yellow sugar sprinkles.

Marshmallow Cupcakes + Marshmallow Frosting

Cupcakes stuffed with marshmallows and frosted with marshmallow fluff frosting

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Ingredients

• For the Cupcakes:
• 24 prepared cupcakes
• 1 bag of marshmallows
• 2-3 tablespoons French Vanilla Torani syrup
• For the Frosting:
• ¼ cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 7oz jar of marshmallow cream
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 16oz package of powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream, or milk

Instructions

 

• For the Cupcakes:
• Prepare cupcakes and let cool completely. Using an apple corer or small paring knife cut a hole into each cupcake being careful not to cut through to the bottom.
• Using a pastry brush spread syrup over cupcakes and place a marshmallow inside the hollowed out hole.
• For the Frosting:
• Combine butter, marshmallow cream, and vanilla in mixer and beat on medium speed until combined.
• Slowly add powdered sugar. Use heavy cream (or milk) as needed to thin the icing to the consistency that you prefer.
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