S'more what?

S'more Cupcakes : recipe adapted from bakerella.com

I talked to my mom today. She was busy making carrot cake for an activity this evening. I was planning a casual dinner with some neighbors. Her cake making inspired me to get busy with dessert. I have had this recipe in my files for a while now and I am so glad to have finally made them. They are so good. I am hoping for some rave reviews tonight :)

Cupcakes
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup cocoa
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup milk
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 cup melted butter
6 jumbo marshmallows cut in half

Graham Cracker Crumb topping
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup butter, melted

Ganache
4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup butter

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda together with a wire whisk.
Separate the mixture in half into two bowls.

Stir cocoa into one bowl and the graham cracker crumbs into the other.
Add 1/2 cup milk, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/4 cup melted butter into the cocoa mixture and beat on medium until combined.
Repeat adding the same ingredients to the graham cracker crumb flour mixture.

Prepare the graham cracker crumb topping.
Add the brown sugar and crumbs in a small bowl and pour on the melted butter. Stir until combined.

Pour a little graham cracker cake batter into the bottom of your baking cups and then sprinkle the topping mixture lightly on the surface. Cover the topping with the chocolate cake batter until it is about 3/4 full.
Sprinkle with more topping mixture.

Bake cupcakes for about 15 minutes. When the cupcakes have about 3 minutes of bake time left pull them out of the oven and push 1/2 of a marshmallow into the center of each cupcake. Return to the oven to finish baking and to brown the marshmallows. Place a cookie sheet underneath when you bake just in case.

This recipe will make at least 12 cupcakes.

Let cool and top with ganache. Gotta love ganache!

These cupcakes turned out super full of flavor and moist. The marshmallow center is awesome!