Did you know that according to wikipedia girl scouts are the ones who invented S’mores? Then you probably also know that once a year the girl scouts sell a bunch of cookies made of deliciousness (my fav is the samoas). So, how did they get to be so awesome at making up sweet recipes? What in the GD hell are they doing out in the wilderness that enlightens them to such a degree that they can come up with things like S’mores? I wanna drink that kool aid.
♥ Teri
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Smore’s Cupcakes
Servings: 24
INGREDIENTS
Devil’s Food cake
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup cake flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cup low fat buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup strong brewed coffee
- ⅔ cup semisweet chocolate, melted
- 1 ½ teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
marshmallow meringue frosting
- 4 egg whites
- ⅛ teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 cup superfine sugar
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
garnish
- 1 ½ (4.4 ounce) Hershey bars, broken into 24 pieces
- 3 graham crackers, cut into 24 pieces
Recipe instruction visual controls:
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place all the ingredients for the cupcake batter into a large mixing bowl and whisk together until fully combined.
- Line a cupcake tin with liners and fill each about ½ way full.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick come out clean when inserted into the center.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
- Place the egg whites and cream of tartar in an electric stand mixer fixed with a whisk attachment.
- Beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until light and frothy.
- Begin adding the sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, until fully incorporated.
- Add the corn syrup and vanilla and beat until the mixture has become glossy and fluffy and stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes. (if you think the mixture looks glossy but soupy, keep beating!)
- Scoop the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a round tip and pipe over the cooled cupcakes.
NOTES
- *Note: If you don’t want to beat the frosting for a long time, you can shorten the whipping time by dissolving the sugar and lightly whipped egg whites over a double boiler before adding the mixture to a stand mixer.
Calories: 215kcal Carbohydrates: 33g Protein: 3g Fat: 9g Saturated Fat: 6g Cholesterol: 1mg Sodium: 155mg Potassium: 114mg Fiber: 2g Sugar: 24g Vitamin A: 8IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 24mg Iron: 1mg
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Hi these looks amazing!! im planning to bake it tomorrow :)
i do have 1 question though… can you substitute the apple ciderr? if so… with what?
thank you…
you site keeps making me drooollingg :D TY
Love the beautiful quality through the photos, the recipes sound just as quality. Making them soon! :) TY!
I just made these! They’re so good i love them!!
Just made a batch this weekend and they turned out great. The oven broiler tip was a great idea as I don’t have a brulee torch.
We had tried these when I was still a girl scout and haven’t remembered it till this day. Thanks a lot for the reminder and of course the recipe. Will try to make this on weekend and see if I can redo it just like the old times. Thanks a lot.
I made these last weekend for some friends – I followed the recipe exactly, but for some reason, the cake was pretty crumbly. Everyone loved the flavor though and the marshmallow frosting was a HUGE hit! Just a quick note though: I only got about 20 smallish cupcakes from this recipe, but enough frosting for 30-40 generously frosted cupcakes.
Love your site! I don’t know how you guys make this so great each and every day! :)
Hm…that’s really weird! I’ve had other people make it without a problem. Perhaps you could up the amount of buttermilk by about a 1/2 cup…or coffee if you want a stronger flavor. I also only ended up with about a 2/3 cup extra frosting, but I also piped mine. Did you pipe your frosting on or use a knife/offset spatula?
Thanks for reading. I’m sorry this wasn’t a great success for you, that’s a huge bummer.
I have to try this recipe! :P
Have a fun weekend!
YES you too! :)
Pure awesomeness!
I am halfway through making these! Amazing the depth of flavour the Devil’s food cake – the cider vinegar really works!
Question: what temperature should I have the oven and how long should I put them in, in order to get lovely browning on the frosting?
B )
Hi Ben! I’m glad you like the devil’s food cake recipe! I actually used a brulee torch to brown my meringue If you don’t have one, I would set your broil to its low setting and brown them that way…BUT please watch them as it only takes a few seconds to brown and they’ll burn if you turn your head for even just a sec. Good luck!
Look really nice, but the list of ingredients is, to say the least, daunting! Will give it a try though :)
You can speed this up by using a devils food cake mix instead of making the cupcakes from scratch….although I always think making things from scratch is better. good luck!
What? How did I miss this recipe yesterday? It seems to me y’all found this magical koolaid because this is the most insanely delicious looking cupcake I’ve ever seen? meringue cupcake frosting? really? Y’ALL ARE GENIUSES!!!! Ship me some of that koolaid ASAP!
amazing! Only word that can describe these bits of deliciousness!
Hmmmm…. the swirl looks perfect and tempting ! amazing job! (jealous) :)
These look fantastic. Though there is a lot in ingredients wow. I’ll convert to metric and see how we go. Thanks :)
Wow, these pictures are amazing! You both are so extremely talented and should win some kind of award for unique recipes, pictures, and blog! AMAZBALLS!
Aw, thank you so much for the kind words. We really appreciate it!!
I needed to make a birthday cake this weekend, but now I may just make some of these instead.
These are the nicest cupcakes I’ve seen in a while. Looove the recipe and pictures!
Yum! My best friend just texted me this link and demanded I make them for her, so I’ll definitely be making these soon.
And we both can’t wait! They look incredible.
Wow, these look and sound amazing… gotta hand it to the girl scouts for their creativity! i LOVE samoas too… my fav.
oh my gosh these look good!!! ;)
xx ~ ks
OMG!! These look fantastic. Anything with marshmallow and I am all over it
I was a girl scout for a loooong time, I can attest to that! I learned a lot, it was like Home Ec in the wilderness ;) What I don’t get is why they taught us to use bleach with our dishes. It was soap bucket, bleach bucket, then water bucket. Years of bleach in the GD woods?! Maybe that’s why I am slightly off – upstairs
I’ve been wanting to try a s’mores cupcake recipe for a while, yours will be the one. All you other recipes I’ve tried have been home runs so far!
OMG, I can only imagine. Just reading this is making me fat. I. must. have. them!
Im in love with your site! I cant justify buying a cook book again! beautiful photography, great recipes, and everything looks wonderful. Im a follower!
Sold. Totally making these this weekend!
So cute!! I love these!