Marshmallow Cupcakes

Recipe

1. Preheat the oven to 170 C.
2. Put the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment and beat on slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is combined. Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.
3. Whisk the egg, vanilla extract and remaining milk together in a separate bowl for a few seconds, then pour into the flour mixture and continue beating until just incorporated. Continue mixing for a couple more minutes until the mixture is smooth. Do not over mix.
4. Spoon the mixture into paper cases until two thirds full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes. Leave the cupcakes to cool slightly in the tray before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
5. Put the medium marshmallows in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Leave until melted and smooth. When the cupcakes are cool, hollow out a small section in the centre of each one and fill with a dollop of melted marshmallow. Leave to cool.
6. Stir the mini marshmallows into the vanilla frosting by hand until evenly dispersed, then spoon the frosting on top of the cupcakes.

Below is a picture of me at every step in the recipe.

Below is the review for the Marshmallow Cupcakes. I asked an impartial person to give me their opinions on certain aspects and an overall rating at the end.

Marshmallow Cupcake
Aesthetics:
To be completely honest it doesn’t look appetising. I appreciate the sprinkles and the colour and vibrancy they bring, however the little marshmallows make it look clumpy and fatty. They give the impression that it’s very heavy in butter.

Taste:
Its weird. The cream tastes too buttery and it doesn’t compliment the marshmallow. It doesn’t mix well in the mouth, and the melted marshmallow in the middle is a very strange texture. The cake itself doesn’t feel present and the whole thing is too top heavy. There are too many flavours and textures pushed into one cake.

Additional Comments:
The cake stuck to the paper casing meaning it took a lot of effort to eat it in its entirety. The most disappointing cupcake so far purely because of the sickly taste and the obvious presence of far too much sugar.

Rating:
2/10

Below is a picture of the final cakes.