This month Mary Ann from Meet Me in the Kitchen chose Martha Stewart's S'mores Cupcakes. If you haven't stopped by Mary Ann's blog you must do so! She updates often and has a lot of good recipes.
I made these cupcakes late last Wednesday night in preparation for a 5-hour workshop on Thursday at work. I was happy to find that everyone really enjoyed them. A couple of people even mentioned it was the best cupcake they ever had. Maybe it's just me and I'm super critical of my own baking, but I didn't think they tasted that great. The cupcake batter did taste like graham crackers and the frosting was practically a marshmallow so it definitely resembled a s'more, but it wasn't my thing. I would rather have swiss meringue buttercream frosting and a light fluffly white or chocolate cake batter for my cupcakes. It was also quite labor intensive, but a pretty presentation. Thanks Mary Ann for picking this month's recipe - Kyle really liked them :)
I can't see WHY anyone wouldn't like them - they look stunning - especially presented like that! Glad you enjoyed making them - I'm sure everyone appreciated your efforts!
ReplyDeleteYour picture looks great! I thought these were labor intensive, too. My marshmallow frosting turned into actual marshmallows!
ReplyDeleteJennifer - my frosting did the same thing!! I think that's why I didn't care for them as much. Next time I make these I'm going to make a Swiss Meringue Buttercream and fold in the Marshmallow Fluff or whatever that stuff is that comes in a jar. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mike - they did look pretty. I wish I could have got a pic in natural lighting! This pic was with my Blackberry at 6am :)
ReplyDeleteYours look awesome! I would eat a couple of those! I made a dozen and I actually liked the taste, but I used graham cracker crumbs in the batter instead of the flour. I think that was key.
ReplyDeleteYes, it was labor intensive. Bah!
Thanks for baking along with us this month!
Your cupcakes look terrific Alyssa! I bet everyone at work was psyched you shared them :) These were a disappointment for me - too dense and the frosting was rubbery but still fun to make. Hopefully next month will be better!
ReplyDeleteI made another recipe for s'mores cupcakes last year that I linked to this week. It's really good and has a chocolate cake base!
Beautiful cupcakes! Love your cupcake stand!!
ReplyDeleteThey look lovely!
ReplyDeleteThese couldn't be more perfect! I love, love, love your photo.
ReplyDeleteThose look yummy!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't care for them either, but many did. The frosting turned rubbery on me. Next time (?) I will just use mini marshmallows