S'mores Cupcakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 1 (10 ounce) bag marshmallows
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot water
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 (7 1/2 ounce) jar marshmallow cream (such as marshmallow fluff or creme)
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 hershey chocolate candy bars, split

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 *graham cracker crust*.
• 3 in a large bowl, stir crushed graham crackers, ¼ cup sugar and melted butter, until crumbly.
• 4 place cupcake liners in pan.
• 5 add 1 tablespoon of graham cracker mixture per cupcake liner. use the bottom of a shot glass or spice bottle to flatten the crumbs.
• 6 bake for 5 minutes.
• 7 add 1 large marshmallow to each cupcake. set aside.
• 8 *cupcakes*.
• 9 in large bowl sift together 2 cups sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• 10 add in eggs, milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract and water.
• 11 mix on medium speed until well incorporated. batter will be runny.
• 12 spoon batter evenly into cupcake liners, about ¾ full.
• 13 bake for about 18-20 minutes. the marshmallows may float to the top. (~tip~ cheaper brands tend to stay in the middle of the cupcakes.).
• 14 cool for about 5 minutes in the pan.
• 15 remove cupcakes and place on a cooling wrack to finish cooling.
• 16 *marshmallow topping*.
• 17 beat butter in a large bowl with mixer on high speed until creamy.
• 18 beat in marshmallow creme.
• 19 reduce speed to low, and beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
• 20 increase speed to high; beat until fluffy.
• 21 glob topping cupcakes and garnish with a marshmallow, hershey bar and graham cracker.