The Easiest Hostess Cupcake Recipe
The easiest Hostess cupcakes recipe! Cake mix, marshmallow cream filling and dipped in chocolate ganache. These are the real deal! My kids' FAVORITE cupcakes to make.
Servings 20 cupcakes
Calories 300kcal
Equipment
- 2 pastry (frosting) bags
- #21 frosting tip
- #5 frosting tip
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 1 chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup oil
- 3 whole eggs
Marshmallow Creme Filling
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 7 oz. marshmallow creme 1 tub
Chocolate Ganache Icing
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 Tbsp. milk
- 1 Tbsp. honey
Swirl Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4-5 teaspoons water
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin pan(s) with 20 cupcake liners.
- Mix cake mix, oil, eggs and water on low for 30 seconds.Mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Divide batter amongst cupcake liners. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cupcakes cool completely.
Marshmallow Filling
- Beat butter, powdered sugar and vanilla together until whipped and creamy. Stir in marshmallow creme by hand.
- Fill a pastry bag with icing and a star tip (#21).
- How to fill a cupcake with marshmallow creme: Insert frosting tip into the center of the cupcake and press/squeeze for 3 seconds or until the cupcake puffs up slightly.
Chocolate Ganache
- Place chocolate chips, butter, honey and milk in a microwave safe bowl. Heat for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat an additional 10 seconds if necessary. Stir.
- Dip the top of each cupcake in chocolate ganache. Allow excess to drip off. If ganache cools and begins to thicken, simply reheat for 10 seconds and stir.
- Allow ganache to set up for 15 minutes before adding decorating icing.
Decorating Icing (Royal Icing)
- Whisk powdered sugar and water together. Start with 3 teaspoons of water and add more, 1/2 teaspoon at a time until desired consisteny is achieved. 5 tespoons works well for me.Fill a pastry bag with icing and a round tip (#5) or simply cut the corner off of the bag to create a small hole for piping the icing.
- Decorate the tops of the cupcakes by piping on swirls all the way across.
- This recipe makes 20-22 cupcakes.
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Notes
Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
Cupcake calories for each serving of food and nutrient information based off of box of Duncan Hines dark chocolate fudge cake mix.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal