Snowball Cupcakes

By msweeney

Ingredients

• Marshmellow Frosting:
• 1 box devils food cake mix
• 4 Tbsp. instant chocolate pudding
• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup melted butter (slightly cooled)
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 13 oz. marshmallow fluff
• 4 tsp. vanilla extract
• 10 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4-6 Tbsp. milk
• Topping
• 2 3/4 cup sweetened coconut flakes
• PInk gel coloring

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from makebakecelebrate.com

Preparation

Step 1

This recipe makes a very large batch of marshmallow frosting! I wanted to make sure you have plenty of fluff to create a true snowball mound and fill with fluffy goodness! If you know you don’t need quiet so much, feel free to cut it in half!

1 box devils food cake mix

13 oz. marshmallow fluff

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two 12-cup cupcake pans with cupcake liners and set aside.

2. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together cake mix and pudding and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl) using the paddle attachment, beat together eggs, sour cream, and milk at low speed. Add dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Beat in melted butter until just combined. Once all ingredients are incorporated, scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl and turn mixer up to medium and beat once more for 15–20 seconds. Do not overbeat.

Place coconut shred in a blender or food process to chop up even smaller. Transfer into small mixing bowl and add a small amount of pink gel coloring. Mix with fork until pink, set aside.

While cupcakes are cooling, prepare frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or large mixing bowl) using the paddle attachment, cream butter at medium speed until soft and smooth. Add marshmallow fluff and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Slowly add in powdered sugar and salt, beating slightly between each addition. Add milk one tablespoon at a time, beating in between additions until desired consistency. Turn mixer up to medium-high and beat for one minute.

http://makebakecelebrate.com/snowball-cupcakes/