Description
Treat your guests to Marshmallow Cupcakes {Flower Pot}, a fun and delightful dessert featuring soft chocolate cupcakes, heavenly marshmallow frosting, and a pop of colorful candies. Perfect for celebrations, these easy homemade cupcakes are sure to impress!
Ingredients
Scale
- 24 chocolate cupcakes
- 4 cups marshmallow frosting
- 1.5 cups marshmallow fluff
- 2 cups jelly beans or any round candy you like such as m&m or skittles
- 1 bag marshmallows 10 oz. bag. you can also use mini marshmallows to make small petals or large marshmallows to make larger petals
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar divide the sugar into a few smaller cups and color each batch with a few of drops of liquid food coloring.
Instructions
- Bake chocolate cupcakes and let them cool to room temperature.
- While the cupcakes are baking, prepare the frosting.
- Fill each cupcake with marshmallow fluff.
- Spread a thin layer of frosting on top of each cupcake with a spatula.
- Optionally, fill each mini plastic flower pot with about 1 tablespoon of jelly beans for a hidden surprise.
- Place the frosted cupcake in each pot on top of the jelly beans.
- Add more frosting on top and smooth it out with a spatula.
- Cut each marshmallow diagonally with scissors.
- Place them in a bowl of colored sugar.
- Mix with a spoon until the sticky side is fully coated with colorful sugar.
- Stick the colored marshmallows on top of your frosted cupcakes, starting from the outer edge towards the center in rows.
- Finally, place a small jelly bean or m&m candy in the center and enjoy.
Notes
Ensure the cupcakes are completely cooled before adding frosting to prevent melting.
Experiment with different types of colorful candies for varied designs.
Using mini marshmallows can create lovely small petals for decorative touches.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 30g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg