SMORES CUPCAKES

If you’ve been keeping up with Smores Week this week, then you’ve already seen my Smores Cheesecake and Smores Ice Cream Bars and you know that smores are all the rage this week! A bunch of us bloggers have gotten together to bring copious amounts of smores-inspired treats. To see what everyone else brought today, check out the bottom of the post. I’m sad to see Smores Week end, but I’m pretty pumped to end it with these cupcakes.

So yesterday I had my 6 month check up/cleaning at the dentist. I know a lot of people hate the dentist, but I actually don’t mind it. I’ve actually fallen asleep while getting my teeth cleaned before. No joke. And I love leaving with that clean feeling mouth. 🙂

And now our dentist has a tv in the ceilings above the chairs, so I get to watch tv while I lay there. Works for me!

INGREDIENTS
CRUST

• 1 1/4 cup (168g) graham cracker crumbs
• 5 tbsp (70g) butter, melted
• 5 tbsp (65g) sugar

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

• 1 cup (130g) all purpose flour
• 1 cup (207g) sugar
• 6 tbsp (43g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup (120ml) buttermilk
• 1/2 cup (120ml) vegetable oil
• 3/4 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup (120ml) boiling water

MERINGUE MARSHMALLOW FROSTING

• 4 eggs whites
• 1 cup (207g) sugar
• 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Chocolate sauce (I used this one)
• Graham cracker crumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
2. In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients and mix well.
3. Press about 1 1/2 tbsp of the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner.
4. Bake crusts for 7 minutes then remove and set aside.
5. To make the cupcakes, add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.
6. Add egg, buttermilk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix well.
7. Add vanilla to boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.
8. Pour batter into cupcake pan, filling a little more than half way, and bake at 300 degrees for about 17-19 minutes.
9. When done, remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Then remove from cupcake tin and allow to cool.
10. While cupcakes cool, make the meringue frosting. Combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in a metal, heatproof mixer bowl.
11. .........................................

For full instructions please see : www.lifeloveandsugar.com

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