I stood in the kitchen for a few minutes trying to decide whether make a half or quarter of this recipe and whether to make mini cupcakes or standard size cupcakes. I just wasn't sure we would like these, so I figured we'd go with one bite mini's. As I was assembling these, I kept thinking...sweet potato??
Boy was I wrong, these are delicious. The sweet potato flavor is mild and the cupcakes are light and airy. YUMMY!!
Trying to brown the marshmallows with my torch, I almost set the kitchen on fire. So as not have to call 911, I decided to try putting the marshmallows under the broiler. All the while I kept thinking how do they stick to the top if you're browning them on top? So ladies, how do they???As I was setting up little trio's of marshmallows, it occurred to me I had a jar of fluff in the cabinet. Flame free and easy.
This month's MSC recipe was chosen by Karen at Karen's Cookies, Cakes and More. Thanks Karen for picking a recipe I would not have tried otherwise!!! You can find the links to all of the other MSC baker's here.
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Great idea using fluff! I skipped this month, but I'll probably try to make these at some point. I think the minis are perfect!
ReplyDeleteWow - these look really great! Love how you spread the icing.... fluff! They look nice and evenly browned. But best of all - how they remind you of a childhood favorite! Nicely done!
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Thank you, thank you for baking along with me. You go girl! All 3 baking posts!!!
ReplyDeleteYour cupcakes look fantastic! I chickened out on the marshmellow altogether.
The marshmallows were a bit tricky. I toasted them in little mounds under my broiler and then used a spatula like Martha suggested to transfer them to the cupcakes. It was messy, but I love marshmallows so the effort was worth it for me :) Your cupcakes look awesome - glad you liked them!
ReplyDeleteI actually had a jar of marshmallow fluff - and I didn't even think of using it! Oh well, now I have it for my Christmas fudge...
ReplyDeleteI should have thought about putting some frosting on the bottom as a "glue"--but yea, it was a challenge for me too. I spread and stacked mine carefully on a baking sheet, broil them, and transfer them *very carefully*.
ReplyDeleteGood call on the Fluff! These were yummy cupcakes, but the topping was a bit tricky. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteLook at that beautiful color of those cupcakes! Loving it!
ReplyDeleteI used marshmallow creme for the frosting and white sweet potato for the batter. Winning combo!
Thanks for baking with us this month, super star!