Snowball Cupcakes

By dette

Add sparkle to each snowball by sprinkling with edible glitter or decorator sugar.

Ingredients

• CUPCAKES:
• Chocolate Cupcakes
• 1/2 c. sour cream
• 1 package (3oz) cream cheese, cut into 24 cubes
• FROSTING:
• 1/2 c sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 egg whites
• 1 jar (7oz) marshmallow creme
• 1 tsp vanilla
• GARNISH:
• 2 c. flaked coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Make Chocolate Cupcakes as directed in recipe except-add sour cream with the vanilla. Place 1 cube cream cheese in center of each, pressing down into batter almost to center (top of cream cheese will still show). Bake and cool as directed in recipe.

In 2 qt stainless steel orother non-coated sauce, mix sugar, water, and egg whites. Cook over low heat aobut 4 minutes, beating continuously with electric hand mixer on high speed, until soft peaks form. Add marshmallow creme; beat until stiff peaks form. Remove saucepan from heat. Beat in vanilla.

Frost cupcakes. Sprinkle top of each with generous Tbsp coconut. Store covered in refriegerator.

Cal 270; fat 12g; sat fat 5g; chol 25mg; sod 220mg; carb 36g; prot 3g; 1/2 starch; 2 other carb; 2 1/2 fat; carb choices 2 1/2

May use cake mix. Make as directed EXCEPT- use 2/3c water, 1/2 c sour cream, 13/c. vegetable oil and 2 eggs. Place 1 cube crem cheese in center of each, pressing down into bater almost to center. Bake 22-27 minutes. Cool as directed on box, frost and garnish cupcakes as directed in recipe.