Gluten Free Hot Cocoa Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

December 2, 2013

Gluten Free Hot Cocoa Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting - Sarcastic Cooking

It is December!!!! Holy crap! I cannot wait to start my holiday baking in addition to having a little baby in six days (aaaaaahhhh!!!). I am usually a person that waits until the day after Thanksgiving to get the tree up and get in the holiday spirit. I think I get that from my mom. Every Thanksgiving when we were younger we would go visit my cousins in Ohio. On the ride back my mom would only listen to Christmas music. That was the official start of the holidays!

This year, I was one of those crazy people. You know the ones with the house fully decorated and the tree up before Thanksgiving? I said that I wanted to get the decorations up before the baby. That was my excuse. But after all the decorations and holiday scented candles were up, I was sooooo ok with being a crazy early Christmas fanatic.

I just feel like the house feels more cozy and warm with all the decorations up. Turkey and fall foliage decorations just don’t have the same effect.

So, here it is my first holiday baking recipe. These remind me of cold afternoons playing in the snow with my brothers. We would goof off all day. Somebody would get white-washed and get mad and we would call it a day. So we would come in and head right to the basement to take off our soaked snow pants and boots, because God forbid we drip any melting snow anywhere in the house.

Gluten Free Hot Cocoa Cupcakes - Sarcastic Cooking

We would head to the kitchen and drink big mugs of hot cocoa with tons of mini marshmallows made for us by my mom. It was the perfect afternoon. This is that afternoon in a cupcake. It is a smaller recipe, so it is perfect for the family, as a dessert for a party, or even a last minute hostess gift.

I hope you add these to your holiday baking repertoire.

Gluten Free Hot Cocoa Cupcakes with Marshmallow Frosting

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 Cupcakes

Ingredients

  • For the Cupcakes:
  • 1 1/2 Cups Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/2 Cup Semisweet Chocolate Chips
  • 3/4 Cup Boiling Water
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 3/4 Cup Sour Cream at room temperature
  • 1/2 Cup Canola Oil
  • 2 Large Eggs at room temperature
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
  • For the Marshmallow Frosting:
  • 4 Large Egg Whites at room temperature
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 3/4 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 12 cup muffin tin with cupcake liners.
  2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
  3. In a separate large mixing bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and boiling water until smooth. Add the sugar, sour cream, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Whisk until combined.
  4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients all at once. Mix until smooth and combined.
  5. Fill the cupcake liners about ¾ of the way with the batter. Bake for 20 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Transfer cupcakes to a wire rack to finish cooling.
  6. To make the frosting, bring about a cup of water to a simmer in a saucepan. Add the egg whites and sugar to a heatproof bowl. Place the bowl over the simmering water. Whisk the egg whites and sugar for three minutes until the sugar is dissolved. Remove bowl from the heat.
  7. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, about six minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  8. Transfer frosting to a piping bag or a large gallon plastic storage bag. Cut the corner off the storage bag and frost the top of each cupcake. Sprinkle some shaved chocolate on top for a little something extra.

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  • Christy
    January 7, 2017 at 2:53 pm

    I filled them to 3/4 full, but they expanded way more than normal cupcakes…the tops also cracked and look like they require more baking time. I followed the recipe precisely, so I’d love some tips. I didn’t substitute anything…though I did add some peppermint candies I crushed. would this cause such a change in the baking process. I have never had this happen when adding other types of chips to cupcake bases….

    • Christy
      January 7, 2017 at 3:18 pm

      I think it was the peppermint that messed it up :/ should have use some peppermint oil for flavor…your recipe tastes great!!!

      • Stefanie
        January 7, 2017 at 3:49 pm

        Sorry it didn’t work out for you! Shoot. Hm yeah it maybe could have been the candies.

  • Amy
    December 8, 2013 at 12:44 pm

    I’m totally making these…yum!

  • Kayle (The Cooking Actress)
    December 7, 2013 at 8:53 am

    YAYYYY CHRISTMAS! I’m with ya! 🙂

    Where in Ohio didja guys visit???

    AND OMG THESE CUPCAKES THEY LOOK SO DELICIOUS, I WANNA JUST LIVE IN THAT FROSTING!

  • ATasteOfMadness
    December 4, 2013 at 12:54 am

    Oh my goodness, it seems like you’ll have a busy Christmas!
    But these cupcakes look great! I would love some of these as a holiday treat!

  • Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps
    December 3, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Only six days?!! That’s sooo exciting, so if you don’t post in the next week, we can assume the little one has arrived! 🙂 I was also one of those crazy people this year that had our house fully decorated for Christmas a whole week before Thanksgiving — and I have no valid excuse…at all…LOVING these cupcakes, and love love love the marshmallow frosting — winter perfection.

  • Wendy | Around My Family Table
    December 3, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Love that it’s gluten free- the marshmallow frosting looks heavenly! Pinned it!

  • Susan
    December 3, 2013 at 11:39 am

    I can’t believe you’re going to be a mama in 6 days! It went by so quickly! Actually make that 5 days now. I think having these around is just the reward you need after your little man is born.

  • Maggie @ A Bitchin' Kitchen
    December 3, 2013 at 8:34 am

    These look amazing, especially those big dollops of marshmallow frosting!

  • Jennie @themessybakerblog
    December 3, 2013 at 7:11 am

    I bet you had your outdoor twinkling lights up too 🙂 I still have to put my tree up. I’m way behind. Oh my, only 6 more days–weeeeee! I can’t wait to see a picture of the wee one. These cupcakes look delish. I’ll take two.

  • Stephie @ EYHO
    December 2, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    Ok, I seriously cannot get over the perfect little dr. Seuss-like swirls on the top of these. They look like they came out of Whoville!! (Christmas is ON THE BRAIN!)

  • Julia
    December 2, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Marshmallow frosting…I must try!! These look delicious!

  • Tess @ Tips on Healthy Living
    December 2, 2013 at 4:31 pm

    These look delicious! I can’t wait to try them for holiday parties. Thanks for sharing!