Chocolate Marshmallow Melts

Chocolate Marshmallow melts

Today I fancied something ooey and goey and sticky and wanted to incorporate it all into a cupcake.

I went through a phase of eating something from America called Marshmallow fluff. If you have never tried it then please do. Its simply divine and gluten free! I remember it being goey and amazing. Since the chocoholic in me was crying out to make something chocolaty I decided to take these two star players and bake them into a treat.

Marshmallow stuffed vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate ganache topping. I didn't know if this would work and if the marshmallow in the middle would stay in tact or melt!

First I added a little vanilla cupcake batter/mix to the bottom of a cupcake case.

I then cut some marshmallows in half and placed them right on top of that.

Lastly cover the marshmallow and vanilla mix with a chocolate cake mix to about 3/4 of the case. Then pop them in the overn for about 10 - 15 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

They would be delicious on their own however I needed something else to add that wow factor and made up a little chocolate ganache to top the cakes with. You can either spoon and drizzle it on top to get a very nice messy look or you can dunk them all in to get a very nice coat of chocolate ganache on the top.

I prefer the messy, shove it in your mouth, look! Enjoy!

Chocolate Marshmallow Melts

• 1 1/2 cups Doves Gluten free flour


• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 1 1/2 teaspoon Gluten Free baking powder


• 3/4 cup cocoa


• 1 cup milk




• 2 eggs




• 2 teaspoons vanilla




• 1 cup butter




• 6 jumbo marshmallows cut in half, plus more for decorating
  

Chocolate Ganache

• 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
  
  
• 1/2 cup heavy cream


• 1/2 cup butter

In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder together with a whisk. Add eggs and butter and whisk again until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla essence and the milk. Seperate the mix into 2 bowls. To one of the bowls add gluten free cocoa powder.

Assemble the mix as above.

For the ganache:-

Heat the butter and cream on the stove. Heat until just before it boils. Remove and pour over chocolate. Stir until completely melted and smooth.Pour over cupcakes and add more marshmallows.