S'More Cupcakes

Try these heavenly, fluffy, delicious, and decadent S'More Cupcakes and feel the true S'more cookie goodness in a cupcake! What is a S'more Cookie? A s'more is a confection of toasted marshmallows and chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of Graham Crackers. S'mores are popular in the United States and Canada and are traditionally cooked over a campfire. Wikipedia.

About These Cupcakes

• These cupcakes have four components: Cupcakes, Ganache Core, Chocolate buttercream, and Vanilla meringue.
• The Cupcake recipe is my Chocolate Strawberry Cupcake Recipe; however, the bottom of the cupcakes is graham cracker crust. This creates the ultimate S'more flavour throughout the cupcakes.
• The center of these S'More Cupcakes contains chocolate ganache, which has crushed graham crackers.
• After filling the cupcakes with the chocolate ganache, we frost the cupcakes with a creamy chocolate ganache.
• In the end, top the cupcakes with vanilla meringue and lightly brown the meringue with a kitchen hand torch to achieve the real S'more's flavour.

How To Make The S'more Cupcakes

Chocolate Cupcakes

• Sift all dry ingredients, including flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and powder, and salt and set them aside.
• Melt the butter and mix with oil, brewed coffee, vinegar, and vanilla extract.
• Pour the liquid ingredients over the dry ingredients and mix until just incorporated. Do not overmix.
• Line the cupcake pan cavity with liners, divide the batter between twelve cavities and bake.
• Let them cool down completely before filling them with chocolate ganache.

Chocolate Ganache

• The Ganache comes together quickly, but remember that it should have the right consistency to pipe inside the cupcakes.
• Pour the heavy cream into a bowl and microwave it until it simmers, then add the chocolate pieces and let it sit for a minute or so.
• Stir until the mixture is smooth and lump-free. If there are chunks of chocolate in the mixture, microwave it for 15 seconds and stir.
• Add the crushed graham crackers and mix.
• Let it sit on the counter until it becomes thicker and has the consistency of soft butter, which is perfect for piping inside the cupcakes.

Chocolate Frosting

• Use the paddle attachment to beat the butter until pale in colour and light.
• Mix the meringue powder in half a cup of sifted powder sugar, and add it to the butter.
• Add the remaining powdered sugar, and beat the buttercream for five minutes. This contributes to a smooth and creamy frosting.
• Add in the chocolate ganache and beat until smooth and homogenous.
• If the buttercream is too dry, add more cream; if it is too runny, add more powdered sugar.

Vanilla Meringue

• Mix the egg whites, cream of tartar, and sugar in a heat-proof bowl or the stand mixer's bowl.
• Make a double boiler by bringing the water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce the heat to only simmer the water.
• Place the bowl on simmering water and stir until the sugar is dissolved and reaches 160F. Be sure the bowl is not touching the hot water.
• Remove the bowl from the double boiler, add vanilla extract, and beat with the whisk attachment until it reaches stif peaks and meringue forms.

How To Assemble The S'more Cupcakes

• Use a Cupcake Corer to make a long hole in the center of each cupcake.
• Pipe the Ganache into the center of each cupcake to fill it to the top.
• Use a Wilton M1 Piping Tip or any desired tip to frost the cupcakes with the Chocolate frosting.
• Pipe a dollop of vanilla meringue on top of each cupcake. I used Wilton #8B
• Use a kitchen torch to lightly brown the meringue.

See related posts here;

CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY CUPCAKES,

COCONUT CUPCAKES

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