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Campfire-Style Toasted Marshmallow Cupcakes

Campfire-Style Toasted Marshmallow Cupcakes bring rich, moist chocolate crumb together with a molten, toasty marshmallow cap for a nostalgic bite. The contrast of deep cocoa and caramelized sugar shines, making these cupcakes perfect for parties, bake sales, or a cozy dessert after dinner.

  • Prep20 mins
  • Cook15 mins
  • Serves12
  • DifficultyEasy
Campfire-Style Toasted Marshmallow Cupcakes
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

  2. 2

    Whisk the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl; stir in the warm water, eggs, milk, butter, sour cream, and vanilla extract until the batter is smooth. Fill each muffin cup halfway with the batter.

  3. 3

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool the cupcakes for about 5 minutes.

  4. 4

    Turn on the oven broiler.

  5. 5

    Set 1 marshmallow upright in the center of each cupcake.

  6. 6

    Return the cupcakes to the oven and broil, watching the entire time, until the marshmallows are golden brown and slightly puffed, 10 to 30 seconds. Using the back of a spoon, press the marshmallows into the cupcakes to cover the entire top.